UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported):
June 29, 2010
Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Maryland |
001-34789 |
27-1430478 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File No.) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
11601 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1600 Los Angeles, California |
90025 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(310) 445-5700
Registrants telephone number, including area code:
Not Applicable
(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:
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Item 1.01 | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
On June 29, 2010, Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc. (the Registrant) closed its initial public offering of 14,720,000 shares of its common stock, which included 1,920,000 shares from the exercise in full of the underwriters overallotment option. In connection with the initial public offering and certain formation transactions, the Registrant entered into the following agreements, each dated as of June 29, 2010:
Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P;
Credit Agreement among Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc., Hudson Pacific Properties L.P., Barclays Capital and Banc of America Securities LLC, as Joint Lead Arrangers, Bank of America, N.A., as Syndication Agent, and Barclays Bank PLC, as Administrative Agent, and the other lenders party thereto;
Tax Protection Agreement between Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P. and the persons named therein;
Amended and Restated First Modification Agreement by and between Sunset Bronson Entertainment Properties, LLC and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.; and
Reaffirmation, Consent to Transfer and Substitution of Indemnitor, by and among Glenborough Tierrasanta, LLC, Morgan Stanley Real Estate Fund V U.S., L.P., MSP Real Estate Fund V, L.P., Morgan Stanley Real Estate Investors, V U.S., L.P., Morgan Stanley Real Estate Fund V Special U.S., L.P., MSP Co-Investment Partnership V, L.P., MSP Co-Investment Partnership V-A, L.P., Glenborough Fund XIV, L.P., Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P., and U.S. Bank National Association.
Copies of the agreements are filed as exhibits to this report and are incorporated herein by reference.
Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
On July 1, 2010, the Registrant issued a press release announcing the exercise in full of the underwriters overallotment option to purchase 1,920,000 shares of the Companys common stock. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit
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Exhibit Description |
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10.1 | Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P., dated June 29, 2010. | |
10.2 | Credit Agreement among Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc., Hudson Pacific Properties L.P., Barclays Capital and Banc of America Securities LLC, as Joint Lead Arrangers, Bank of America, N.A., as Syndication Agent, and Barclays Bank PLC, as Administrative Agent, and the other lenders party thereto, dated June 29, 2010. | |
10.3 | Tax Protection Agreement between Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P. and the persons named therein, dated June 29, 2010. | |
10.4 | Amended and Restated First Modification Agreement by and between Sunset Bronson Entertainment Properties, LLC and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., dated June 29, 2010. |
10.5 |
Reaffirmation, Consent to Transfer and Substitution of Indemnitor, by and among Glenborough Tierrasanta, LLC, Morgan Stanley Real Estate Fund V U.S., L.P., MSP Real Estate Fund V, L.P., Morgan Stanley Real Estate Investors, V U.S., L.P., Morgan Stanley Real Estate Fund V Special U.S., L.P., MSP Co-Investment Partnership V, L.P., MSP Co-Investment Partnership V-A, L.P., Glenborough Fund XIV, L.P., Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P., and U.S. Bank National Association, dated June 29, 2010. | |
99.1 |
Registrants July 1, 2010 press release announcing the exercise in full of the underwriters overallotment option to purchase 1,920,000 shares of common stock. |
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.
Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc. | ||||||
By: |
/ S / M ARK T. L AMMAS |
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Mark T. Lammas | ||||||
Chief Financial Officer | ||||||
July 1, 2010 |
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
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Exhibit Description |
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10.1 | Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P., dated June 29, 2010. | |
10.2 | Credit Agreement among Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc., Hudson Pacific Properties L.P., Barclays Capital and Banc of America Securities LLC, as Joint Lead Arrangers, Bank of America, N.A., as Syndication Agent, and Barclays Bank PLC, as Administrative Agent, and the other lenders party thereto, dated June 29, 2010. | |
10.3 | Tax Protection Agreement between Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P. and the persons named therein, dated June 29, 2010. | |
10.4 | Amended and Restated First Modification Agreement by and between Sunset Bronson Entertainment Properties, LLC and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., dated June 29, 2010. | |
10.5 | Reaffirmation, Consent to Transfer and Substitution of Indemnitor, by and among Glenborough Tierrasanta, LLC, Morgan Stanley Real Estate Fund V U.S., L.P., MSP Real Estate Fund V, L.P., Morgan Stanley Real Estate Investors, V U.S., L.P., Morgan Stanley Real Estate Fund V Special U.S., L.P., MSP Co-Investment Partnership V, L.P., MSP Co-Investment Partnership V-A, L.P., Glenborough Fund XIV, L.P., Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P., and U.S. Bank National Association, dated June 29, 2010. | |
99.1 | Registrants July 1, 2010 press release announcing the exercise in full of the underwriters overallotment option to purchase 1,920,000 shares of common stock. |
Exhibit 10.1
AMENDED AND RESTATED
AGREEMENT OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
OF
HUDSON PACIFIC PROPERTIES, L.P.
a Maryland limited partnership
THE SECURITIES EVIDENCED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE SECURITIES ACT), OR
THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE AND MAY NOT BE SOLD,
TRANSFERRED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH
REGISTRATION, UNLESS IN THE OPINION OF COUNSEL SATISFACTORY TO THE
PARTNERSHIP THE PROPOSED SALE, TRANSFER OR OTHER DISPOSITION MAY BE
EFFECTED WITHOUT REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND UNDER
APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES OR BLUE SKY LAWS.
dated as of June 29, 2010
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE 1 DEFINED TERMS |
1 | |||
ARTICLE 2 ORGANIZATIONAL MATTERS |
22 | |||
Section 2.1 |
Formation | 22 | ||
Section 2.2 |
Name | 22 | ||
Section 2.3 |
Principal Office and Resident Agent; Principal Executive Office | 23 | ||
Section 2.4 |
Power of Attorney. | 23 | ||
Section 2.5 |
Term | 24 | ||
ARTICLE 3 PURPOSE |
24 | |||
Section 3.1 |
Purpose and Business | 24 | ||
Section 3.2 |
Powers | 25 | ||
Section 3.3 |
Partnership Only for Purposes Specified | 25 | ||
Section 3.4 |
Representations and Warranties by the Partners | 25 | ||
ARTICLE 4 CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS |
28 | |||
Section 4.1 |
Capital Contributions of the Partners | 28 | ||
Section 4.2 |
Issuances of Additional Partnership Interests | 28 | ||
Section 4.3 |
Additional Funds and Capital Contributions | 30 | ||
Section 4.4 |
Stock Option Plans | 31 | ||
Section 4.5 |
Dividend Reinvestment Plan, Cash Option Purchase Plan, Stock Incentive Plan or Other Plan | 32 | ||
Section 4.6 |
No Interest; No Return | 33 | ||
Section 4.7 |
Conversion or Redemption of Capital Shares | 33 | ||
Section 4.8 |
Other Contribution Provisions | 33 | ||
ARTICLE 5 DISTRIBUTIONS |
34 | |||
Section 5.1 |
Requirement and Characterization of Distributions | 34 | ||
Section 5.2 |
Distributions in Kind | 34 | ||
Section 5.3 |
Amounts Withheld | 34 | ||
Section 5.4 |
Distributions Upon Liquidation | 35 | ||
Section 5.5 |
Distributions to Reflect Additional Partnership Units | 35 | ||
Section 5.6 |
Restricted Distributions | 35 | ||
ARTICLE 6 ALLOCATIONS |
35 | |||
Section 6.1 |
Timing and Amount of Allocations of Net Income and Net Loss | 35 | ||
Section 6.2 |
Allocations of Net Income and Net Loss | 35 | ||
Section 6.3 |
Additional Allocation Provisions | 38 | ||
Section 6.4 |
Tax Allocations. | 40 |
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ARTICLE 7 MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS OF BUSINESS |
40 | |||
Section 7.1 |
Management | 40 | ||
Section 7.2 |
Certificate of Limited Partnership | 44 | ||
Section 7.3 |
Restrictions on General Partners Authority | 44 | ||
Section 7.4 |
Reimbursement of the General Partner | 47 | ||
Section 7.5 |
Outside Activities of the General Partner | 47 | ||
Section 7.6 |
Transactions with Affiliates | 48 | ||
Section 7.7 |
Indemnification | 49 | ||
Section 7.8 |
Liability of the General Partner | 51 | ||
Section 7.9 |
Other Matters Concerning the General Partner | 53 | ||
Section 7.10 |
Title to Partnership Assets | 53 | ||
Section 7.11 |
Reliance by Third Parties | 54 | ||
ARTICLE 8 RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF LIMITED PARTNERS |
54 | |||
Section 8.1 |
Limitation of Liability | 54 | ||
Section 8.2 |
Management of Business | 54 | ||
Section 8.3 |
Outside Activities of Limited Partners | 55 | ||
Section 8.4 |
Return of Capital | 55 | ||
Section 8.5 |
Rights of Limited Partners Relating to the Partnership | 55 | ||
Section 8.6 |
Partnership Right to Call Limited Partner Interests | 56 | ||
Section 8.7 |
Rights as Objecting Partner | 57 | ||
ARTICLE 9 BOOKS, RECORDS, ACCOUNTING AND REPORTS |
57 | |||
Section 9.1 |
Records and Accounting | 57 | ||
Section 9.2 |
Partnership Year | 57 | ||
Section 9.3 |
Reports | 58 | ||
ARTICLE 10 TAX MATTERS |
58 | |||
Section 10.1 |
Preparation of Tax Returns | 58 | ||
Section 10.2 |
Tax Elections | 58 | ||
Section 10.3 |
Tax Matters Partner | 59 | ||
Section 10.4 |
Withholding | 60 | ||
Section 10.5 |
Organizational Expenses | 60 | ||
ARTICLE 11 PARTNER TRANSFERS AND WITHDRAWALS |
60 | |||
Section 11.1 |
Transfer | 60 | ||
Section 11.2 |
Transfer of General Partners Partnership Interest | 61 | ||
Section 11.3 |
Limited Partners Rights to Transfer | 62 | ||
Section 11.4 |
Admission of Substituted Limited Partners | 65 | ||
Section 11.5 |
Assignees | 65 | ||
Section 11.6 |
General Provisions | 66 |
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ARTICLE 12 ADMISSION OF PARTNERS |
67 | |||
Section 12.1 |
Admission of Successor General Partner | 67 | ||
Section 12.2 |
Admission of Additional Limited Partners | 68 | ||
Section 12.3 |
Amendment of Agreement and Certificate of Limited Partnership | 69 | ||
Section 12.4 |
Limit on Number of Partners | 69 | ||
Section 12.5 |
Admission | 69 | ||
ARTICLE 13 DISSOLUTION, LIQUIDATION AND TERMINATION |
69 | |||
Section 13.1 |
Dissolution | 69 | ||
Section 13.2 |
Winding Up | 70 | ||
Section 13.3 |
Deemed Contribution and Distribution | 72 | ||
Section 13.4 |
Rights of Holders | 72 | ||
Section 13.5 |
Notice of Dissolution | 72 | ||
Section 13.6 |
Cancellation of Certificate of Limited Partnership | 72 | ||
Section 13.7 |
Reasonable Time for Winding-Up | 72 | ||
ARTICLE 14 PROCEDURES FOR ACTIONS AND CONSENTS OF PARTNERS; AMENDMENTS; MEETINGS |
73 | |||
Section 14.1 |
Procedures for Actions and Consents of Partners | 73 | ||
Section 14.2 |
Amendments | 73 | ||
Section 14.3 |
Meetings of the Partners | 73 | ||
ARTICLE 15 GENERAL PROVISIONS |
74 | |||
Section 15.1 |
Redemption Rights of Qualifying Parties | 74 | ||
Section 15.2 |
Addresses and Notice | 78 | ||
Section 15.3 |
Titles and Captions | 78 | ||
Section 15.4 |
Pronouns and Plurals | 79 | ||
Section 15.5 |
Further Action | 79 | ||
Section 15.6 |
Binding Effect | 79 | ||
Section 15.7 |
Waiver | 79 | ||
Section 15.8 |
Counterparts | 79 | ||
Section 15.9 |
Applicable Law; Consent to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial | 79 | ||
Section 15.10 |
Entire Agreement | 80 | ||
Section 15.11 |
Invalidity of Provisions | 80 | ||
Section 15.12 |
Limitation to Preserve REIT Status | 80 | ||
Section 15.13 |
No Partition | 81 | ||
Section 15.14 |
No Third-Party Rights Created Hereby | 81 | ||
Section 15.15 |
No Rights as Stockholders | 82 | ||
ARTICLE 16 SERIES A PREFERRED UNITS |
82 | |||
Section 16.1 |
Designation and Number | 82 | ||
Section 16.2 |
Rank | 82 | ||
Section 16.3 |
Distributions | 82 | ||
Section 16.4 |
Liquidation Preference | 83 | ||
Section 16.5 |
Redemption of Series A Preferred Units | 84 |
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Section 16.6 |
Conversion | 89 | ||
Section 16.7 |
Voting Rights | 91 | ||
Section 16.8 |
Provisions Effective After General Partner Fundamental Change | 92 | ||
Section 16.9 |
Amendments | 94 | ||
Section 16.10 |
Exclusion of Other Rights | 94 |
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Exhibits List
Exhibit A |
PARTNERS AND PARTNERSHIP UNITS | A-1 | ||
Exhibit B |
EXAMPLES REGARDING ADJUSTMENT FACTOR | B-1 | ||
Exhibit C |
COMMON NOTICE OF REDEMPTION | C-1 | ||
Exhibit D |
SERIES A NOTICE OF REDEMPTION | D-1 | ||
Exhibit E |
SERIES A NOTICE OF CONVERSION | E-1 |
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AMENDED AND RESTATED
AGREEMENT OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
OF HUDSON PACIFIC PROPERTIES, L.P.
THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED AGREEMENT OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP OF HUDSON PACIFIC PROPERTIES, L.P., dated as of June 29, 2010, is made and entered into by and among, HUDSON PACIFIC PROPERTIES, INC., a Maryland corporation, as the General Partner and the Persons whose names are set forth on Exhibit A attached hereto, as limited partners, and any Additional Limited Partner that is admitted from time to time to the Partnership and listed on Exhibit A attached hereto.
WHEREAS, a Certificate of Limited Partnership of the Partnership was filed with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation of Maryland on January 15, 2010 (the Formation Date ) and the initial general partner and limited partners of the Partnership entered into an original agreement of limited partnership of the Partnership effective as of January 15, 2010 (the Original Partnership Agreement ); and
WHEREAS, the Partners (as hereinafter defined) now desire to amend and restate the Original Partnership Agreement and admit the Persons whose names are set forth on Exhibit A attached hereto as limited partners of the Partnership by entering into this Agreement (as hereinafter defined);
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE 1
DEFINED TERMS
The following definitions shall be for all purposes, unless otherwise clearly indicated to the contrary, applied to the terms used in this Agreement:
Act means the Maryland Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act, Title 10 of the Corporations and Associations Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland, as it may be amended from time to time, and any successor to such statute.
Actions has the meaning set forth in Section 7.7 hereof.
Additional Funds has the meaning set forth in Section 4.3.A hereof.
Additional Limited Partner means a Person who is admitted to the Partnership as a limited partner pursuant to the Act and Section 4.2 and Section 12.2 hereof and who is shown as such on the books and records of the Partnership.
Adjusted Capital Account means, with respect to any Partner, the balance in such Partners Capital Account as of the end of the relevant Partnership Year or other applicable period, after giving effect to the following adjustments:
(i) increase such Capital Account by any amounts that such Partner is obligated to restore pursuant to this Agreement upon liquidation of such Partners Partnership Interest or that such Person 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(g)(1) and 1.704-2(i)(5); and
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(ii) decrease such Capital Account 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 is intended to comply with the provisions of Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d) and shall be interpreted consistently therewith.
Adjusted Capital Account Deficit means, with respect to any Partner, the deficit balance, if any, in such Partners Adjusted Capital Account as of the end of the relevant Partnership Year or other applicable period.
Adjusted Leverage Ratio has the meaning set forth in Section 16.8.C hereof.
Adjusted Net Income means for each Partnership Year or other applicable period, an amount equal to the Partnerships Net Income or Net Loss for such year or other period, computed without regard to the items set forth below; provided , that if the Adjusted Net Income for such year or other period is a negative number (i.e., a net loss), then the Adjusted Net Income for that year or other period shall be treated as if it were zero:
(a) Depreciation; and
(b) Net gain or loss realized in connection with the actual or hypothetical sale of any or all of the assets of the Partnership, including but not limited to net gain or loss treated as realized in connection with an adjustment to the Gross Asset Value of the Partnerships assets as set forth in the definition of Gross Asset Value.
Adjustment Factor means 1.0; provided , however , that in the event that:
(i) the General Partner (a) declares or pays a dividend on its outstanding REIT Shares in REIT Shares or makes a distribution to all holders of its outstanding REIT Shares in REIT Shares, (b) splits or subdivides its outstanding REIT Shares or (c) effects a reverse stock split or otherwise combines its outstanding REIT Shares into a smaller number of REIT Shares, the Adjustment Factor shall be adjusted by multiplying the Adjustment Factor previously in effect by a fraction, (1) the numerator of which shall be the number of REIT Shares issued and outstanding on the record date for such dividend, distribution, split, subdivision, reverse split or combination (assuming for such purposes that such dividend, distribution, split, subdivision, reverse split or combination has occurred as of such time) and (2) the denominator of which shall be the actual number of REIT Shares (determined without the above assumption) issued and outstanding on the record date for such dividend, distribution, split, subdivision, reverse split or combination;
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(ii) the General Partner distributes any rights, options or warrants to all holders of its REIT Shares to subscribe for or to purchase or to otherwise acquire REIT Shares, or other securities or rights convertible into, exchangeable for or exercisable for REIT Shares (other than REIT Shares issuable pursuant to a Qualified DRIP / COPP), at a price per share less than the Value of a REIT Share on the record date for such distribution (each a Distributed Right ), then, as of the distribution date of such Distributed Rights or, if later, the time such Distributed Rights become exercisable, the Adjustment Factor shall be adjusted by multiplying the Adjustment Factor previously in effect by a fraction (a) the numerator of which shall be the number of REIT Shares issued and outstanding on the record date (or, if later, the date such Distributed Rights become exercisable) plus the maximum number of REIT Shares purchasable under such Distributed Rights and (b) the denominator of which shall be the number of REIT Shares issued and outstanding on the record date (or, if later, the date such Distributed Rights become exercisable) plus a fraction (1) the numerator of which is the maximum number of REIT Shares purchasable under such Distributed Rights times the minimum purchase price per REIT Share under such Distributed Rights and (2) the denominator of which is the Value of a REIT Share as of the record date (or, if later, the date such Distributed Rights become exercisable); provided , however , that, if any such Distributed Rights expire or become no longer exercisable, then the Adjustment Factor shall be adjusted, effective retroactive to the date of distribution of the Distributed Rights, to reflect a reduced maximum number of REIT Shares or any change in the minimum purchase price for the purposes of the above fraction; and
(iii) the General Partner shall, by dividend or otherwise, distribute to all holders of its REIT Shares evidences of its indebtedness or assets (including securities, but excluding any dividend or distribution referred to in subsection (i) or (ii) above), which evidences of indebtedness or assets relate to assets not received by the General Partner pursuant to a pro rata distribution by the Partnership, then the Adjustment Factor shall be adjusted to equal the amount determined by multiplying the Adjustment Factor in effect immediately prior to the close of business as of the record date by a fraction (a) the numerator of which shall be such Value of a REIT Share as of the record date and (b) the denominator of which shall be the Value of a REIT Share as of the record date less the then fair market value (as determined by the General Partner, whose determination shall be conclusive) of the portion of the evidences of indebtedness or assets so distributed applicable to one REIT Share.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, no adjustments to the Adjustment Factor will be made for any class of Limited Partnership Interests to the extent that the Partnership makes or effects any correlative distribution or payment to all of the Limited Partners of such class, or effects any correlative split or reverse split in respect of its Limited Partnership Interests. Any adjustments to the Adjustment Factor shall become effective immediately after such event, retroactive to the record date, if any, for such event. For illustrative purposes, examples of adjustments to the Adjustment Factor are set forth on Exhibit B attached hereto.
Affiliate means, with respect to any Person, any Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under common control with such Person. For the purposes of this definition, control when used with respect to any Person means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise, and the terms controlling and controlled have meanings correlative to the foregoing.
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Agreement means this Amended and Restated Limited Partnership Agreement of Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P., as now or hereafter amended, restated, modified, supplemented or replaced.
Applicable Percentage means, as applicable, (i) the proportion of a Common Tendering Partys Tendered Common Units that will be acquired by the General Partner for REIT Shares in accordance with Section 15.1 to the Tendering Partys Tendered Common Units, or (ii) the proportion of a Series A Tendering Partys Tendered Series A Units that will be acquired by the General Partner for REIT Shares in accordance with Section 16.5 to the Tendering Partys Tendered Series A Units.
Applicable Rate means 6.25% per annum.
Appraisal means, with respect to any assets, the written opinion of an independent third party experienced in the valuation of similar assets, selected by the General Partner in good faith. Such opinion may be in the form of an opinion by such independent third party that the value for such property or asset as set by the General Partner is fair, from a financial point of view, to the Partnership.
Assignee means a Person to whom one or more Partnership Units have been Transferred in a manner permitted under this Agreement, but who has not become a Substituted Limited Partner, and who has the rights set forth in Section 11.5 hereof.
Available Cash means, with respect to any period for which such calculation is being made,
(i) the sum, without duplication, of:
(1) the Partnerships Net Income or Net Loss (as the case may be) for such period,
(2) Depreciation and all other noncash charges to the extent deducted in determining Net Income or Net Loss for such period,
(3) the amount of any reduction in reserves of the Partnership referred to in clause (ii)(6) below (including, without limitation, reductions resulting because the General Partner determines such amounts are no longer necessary),
(4) the excess, if any, of the net cash proceeds from the sale, exchange, disposition, financing or refinancing of Partnership property for such period over the gain (or loss, as the case may be) recognized from such sale, exchange, disposition, financing or refinancing during such period (excluding Terminating Capital Transactions), and
(5) all other cash received (including amounts previously accrued as Net Income and amounts of deferred income) or any net amounts borrowed by the Partnership for such period that was not included in determining Net Income or Net Loss for such period;
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(ii) less the sum, without duplication, of:
(1) all principal debt payments made during such period by the Partnership,
(2) capital expenditures made by the Partnership during such period,
(3) investments in any entity (including loans made thereto) to the extent that such investments are not otherwise described in clause (ii)(1) or clause (ii)(2) above,
(4) all other expenditures and payments not deducted in determining Net Income or Net Loss for such period (including amounts paid in respect of expenses previously accrued),
(5) any amount included in determining Net Income or Net Loss for such period that was not received by the Partnership during such period,
(6) the amount of any increase in reserves (including, without limitation, working capital reserves) established during such period that the General Partner determines are necessary or appropriate in its sole and absolute discretion,
(7) any amount distributed or paid in redemption of any Limited Partner Interest or Partnership Units, including, without limitation, any Common Unit Cash Amount or Series A Cash Amount paid, and
(8) the amount of any working capital accounts and other cash or similar balances which the General Partner determines to be necessary or appropriate in its sole and absolute discretion.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Available Cash shall not include (a) any cash received or reductions in reserves, or take into account any disbursements made, or reserves established, after dissolution and the commencement of the liquidation and winding up of the Partnership or (b) any Capital Contributions, whenever received or any payments, expenditures or investments made with such Capital Contributions.
Board of Directors means the Board of Directors of the General Partner.
Business Combination has the meaning set forth in Section 16.6.C(1) hereto.
Business Day means any day except a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in The City of New York, New York or Los Angeles, California are authorized by law to close.
Capital Account means, with respect to any Partner, the capital account maintained by the General Partner for such Partner on the Partnerships books and records in accordance with the following provisions:
(i) To each Partners Capital Account, there shall be added such Partners Capital Contributions, such Partners distributive share of Net Income and any items in the nature of income or gain that are specially allocated pursuant to Section 6.3 hereof, and the amount of any Partnership liabilities assumed by such Partner or that are secured by any property distributed to such Partner.
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(ii) From each Partners Capital Account, there shall be subtracted the amount of cash and the Gross Asset Value of any Partnership property distributed to such Partner pursuant to any provision of this Agreement, such Partners distributive share of Net Losses and any items in the nature of expenses or losses that are specially allocated pursuant to Section 6.3 hereof, and the amount of any liabilities of such Partner assumed by the Partnership or that are secured by any property contributed by such Partner to the Partnership.
(iii) In the event any interest in the Partnership is Transferred in accordance with the terms of this Agreement (which Transfer does not result in the termination of the Partnership for Federal income tax purposes), the transferee shall succeed to the Capital Account of the transferor to the extent that it relates to the Transferred interest.
(iv) In determining the amount of any liability for purposes of subsections (i) and (ii) hereof, there shall be taken into account Code Section 752(c) and any other applicable provisions of the Code and Regulations.
(v) The provisions of this Agreement relating to the maintenance of Capital Accounts are intended to comply with Regulations promulgated under Section 704 of the Code, and shall be interpreted and applied in a manner consistent with such Regulations. If the General Partner shall determine that it is necessary or prudent to modify the manner in which the Capital Accounts are maintained in order to comply with such Regulations, the General Partner may make such modification, provided that such modification is not likely to have any material effect on the amounts distributable to any Partner pursuant to Article 13 hereof upon the dissolution of the Partnership. The General Partner may, in its sole discretion, (a) make any adjustments that are necessary or appropriate to maintain equality between the Capital Accounts of the Partners and the amount of Partnership capital reflected on the Partnerships balance sheet, as computed for book purposes, in accordance with Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(q) and (b) make any appropriate modifications in the event that unanticipated events might otherwise cause this Agreement not to comply with Regulations Section 1.704-1(b) or Section 1.704-2.
Capital Contribution means, with respect to any Partner, the amount of money and the initial Gross Asset Value of any Contributed Property that such Partner contributes or is deemed to contribute to the Partnership pursuant to Article 4 hereof.
Capital Share means a share of any class or series of stock of the General Partner now or hereafter authorized other than a REIT Share.
Certificate means the Certificate of Limited Partnership of the Partnership filed with the SDAT, as amended from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof and the Act.
Charity means an entity described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Code or any trust all the beneficiaries of which are such entities.
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Charter means the charter of the General Partner, within the meaning of Section 1-101(e) of the Maryland General Corporation Law.
Closing Price has the meaning set forth in the definition of Value.
Code means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended and in effect from time to time or any successor statute thereto, as interpreted by the applicable Regulations thereunder. 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 Limited Partner means any Limited Partner that is a Holder of Common Units, including any Substituted Common Limited Partner, in its capacity as such.
Common Redemption has the meaning set forth in Section 15.1.A hereof.
Common Redemption Right has the meaning set forth in Section 15.1.A hereto.
Common Tendering Party has the meaning set forth in Section 15.1.A hereof.
Common Unit means a fractional, undivided share of the Partnership Interests of all Partners issued pursuant to Sections 4.1 and 4.2 hereof, but does not include any Preferred Unit or any other Partnership Unit specified in a Partnership Unit Designation as being other than a Common Unit; provided , however , that the General Partner Interest and the Limited Partner Interests shall have the differences in rights and privileges as specified in this Agreement.
Common Unit Cash Amount means an amount of cash equal to the product of (i) the Value of a REIT Share and (ii) the Common Unit REIT Shares Amount determined as of the applicable Valuation Date.
Common Unit Notice of Redemption means the Common Unit Notice of Redemption substantially in the form of Exhibit C attached to this Agreement.
Common Unit REIT Shares Amount means a number of REIT Shares equal to the product of (a) the number of Tendered Common Units and (b) the Adjustment Factor; provided , however , that, in the event that the General Partner issues to all holders of REIT Shares as of a certain record date rights, options, warrants or convertible or exchangeable securities entitling the General Partners stockholders to subscribe for or purchase REIT Shares, or any other securities or property (collectively, the Rights ), with the record date for such Rights issuance falling within the period starting on the date of the Common Unit Notice of Redemption and ending on the day immediately preceding the Specified Redemption Date, which Rights will not be distributed before the relevant Specified Redemption Date, then the Common Unit REIT Shares Amount shall also include such Rights that a holder of that number of REIT Shares would be entitled to receive, expressed, where relevant hereunder, in a number of REIT Shares determined by the General Partner in good faith.
Consent means the consent to, approval of, or vote in favor of a proposed action by a Partner given in accordance with Article 14 hereof.
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Consent of the Common Limited Partners means the Consent of a Majority in Interest of the Common Limited Partners, which Consent shall be obtained prior to the taking of any action for which it is required by this Agreement and, except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, may be given or withheld by each Common Limited Partner in its sole and absolute discretion.
Consent of the Limited Partners means the Consent of a Majority in Interest of the Limited Partners, which Consent shall be obtained prior to the taking of any action for which it is required by this Agreement and, except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, may be given or withheld by each Limited Partner in its sole and absolute discretion.
Consent of the Partners means the Consent of the General Partner and the Consent of a Majority in Interest of the Partners, which Consent shall be obtained prior to the taking of any action for which it is required by this Agreement and, except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, may be given or withheld by the General Partner or the Limited Partners in their sole and absolute discretion; provided , however , that if any such action affects only certain classes or series of Partnership Units, Consent of the Partners means the Consent of the General Partner and the Consent of a Majority in Interest of the affected classes or series of Partnership Units.
Consent of the Series A Limited Partners means the Consent of a Majority in Interest of the Series A Limited Partners, which Consent shall be obtained prior to the taking of any action for which it is required by this Agreement and, except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, may be given or withheld by each Series A Limited Partner in its sole and absolute discretion.
Contributed Property means each Property or other asset, in such form as may be permitted by the Act, but excluding cash, contributed or deemed contributed to the Partnership (or deemed contributed by the Partnership to a new partnership pursuant to Code Section 708).
Controlled Entity means, as to any Partner, (a) any corporation more than fifty percent (50%) of the outstanding voting stock of which is owned by such Partner or such Partners Family Members or Affiliates, (b) any trust, whether or not revocable, of which such Partner or such Partners Family Members or Affiliates are the sole beneficiaries, (c) any partnership of which such Partner or its Affiliates are the managing partners and in which such Partner, such Partners Family Members or Affiliates hold partnership interests representing at least twenty-five percent (25%) of such partnerships capital and profits and (d) any limited liability company of which such Partner or its Affiliates are the managers and in which such Partner, such Partners Family Members or Affiliates hold membership interests representing at least twenty-five percent (25%) of such limited liability companys capital and profits.
Cut-Off Date means (i) in the case of a Common Unit Notice of Redemption, the fifth (5th) Business Day after the General Partners receipt of such notice, or (ii) in the case of a Series A Notice of Redemption, the tenth (10th) Business Day after the General Partners receipt of such notice.
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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 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 Persons 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 that, in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, should be capitalized.
Depreciation means, for each Partnership Year or other applicable period, an amount equal to the Federal income tax 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 that 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 or other period is zero, Depreciation shall be determined with reference to such beginning Gross Asset Value using any reasonable method selected by the General Partner.
Disregarded Entity means, with respect to any Person, (i) any qualified REIT subsidiary (within the meaning of Code Section 856(i)(2)) of such Person, (ii) any entity treated as a disregarded entity for Federal income tax purposes with respect to such Person, or (iii) any grantor trust if the sole owner of the assets of such trust for Federal income tax purposes is such Person.
Distributed Right has the meaning set forth in the definition of Adjustment Factor.
Equity Requirement has the meaning set forth in Section 16.8.B hereof.
ERISA means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.
Exchange Act means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder and any successor statute thereto.
Event has the meaning set forth in Section 16.7.B(3).
Family Members means, as to a Person that is an individual, such Persons spouse, ancestors, descendants (whether by blood or by adoption or step-descendants by marriage), brothers and sisters, nieces and nephews and inter vivos or testamentary trusts of which only such Person and his or her spouse, ancestors, descendants (whether by blood or by adoption or step-descendants by marriage), brothers and sisters and nieces and nephews are beneficiaries.
50% Leverage Ratio has the meaning set forth in Section 16.8.C(1) hereof.
Final Adjustment has the meaning set forth in Section 10.3.B(2) hereof.
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Flow-Through Partners has the meaning set forth in Section 3.4.C hereof.
Flow-Through Entity has the meaning set forth in Section 3.4.C hereof.
Formation Date has the meaning set forth in the Recitals hereof.
Fourteen-Month Period means (a) as to an Original Limited Partner or any successor-in-interest of an Original Limited Partner that is a Qualifying Common Party, a fourteen-month period ending on the day before the first fourteen-month anniversary of the date of this Agreement and (b) as to any other Qualifying Common Party, a fourteen-month period ending on the day before the first fourteen-month anniversary of such Qualifying Common Partys first becoming a Holder of Common Units; provided , however , that the General Partner may, in its sole and absolute discretion, by written agreement with a Qualifying Common Party, shorten or lengthen the first Fourteen-Month Period to a period of shorter or longer than fourteen (14) months with respect to a Qualifying Common Party other than an Original Limited Partner or a successor-in-interest of an Original Limited Partner.
Funding Debt means any Debt incurred by or on behalf of the General Partner for the purpose of providing funds to the Partnership.
General Partner means Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc. and its successors and assigns, in each case, that is admitted from time to time to the Partnership as a general partner pursuant to the Act and this Agreement and is listed as a general partner on Exhibit A , as such Exhibit A may be amended from time to time, in such Persons capacity as a general partner of the Partnership.
General Partner Affiliate means any Affiliates of the General Partner, each of which shall be designated as a General Partner Affiliate on Exhibit A attached hereto, as amended from time to time, and shown as such in the books and records of the Partnership.
General Partner Fundamental Change means a Termination Transaction as a result of which no class of stock of the General Partner continues to be Publicly Traded and/or the Common Units are no longer exchangeable at the General Partners election for any Publicly Traded stock of the General Partner.
General Partner Interest means the entire Partnership Interest held by a General Partner hereof, which Partnership Interest may be expressed as a number of Common Units, Preferred Units or any other Partnership Units.
General Partner Loan has the meaning set forth in Section 4.3.D hereof.
Gross Asset Value means, with respect to any asset, the assets adjusted basis for Federal income tax purposes, except as follows:
(a) The initial Gross Asset Value of any asset contributed by a Partner to the Partnership shall be the gross fair market value of such asset on the date of contribution, as determined by the General Partner and agreed to by the contributing Person.
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(b) The Gross Asset Values of all Partnership assets immediately prior to the occurrence of any event described in clauses (i) through (v) below shall be adjusted to equal their respective gross fair market values, as determined by the General Partner using such reasonable method of valuation as it may adopt, as of the following times:
(i) the acquisition of an additional interest in the Partnership (other than in connection with the execution of this Agreement but including, without limitation, acquisitions pursuant to Section 4.2 hereof or contributions or deemed contributions by the General Partner pursuant to Section 4.2 hereof) by a new or existing Partner in exchange for more than a de minimis Capital Contribution, if the General Partner reasonably determines that such adjustment is necessary or appropriate to reflect the relative economic interests of the Partners in the Partnership;
(ii) the distribution by the Partnership to a Partner of more than a de minimis amount of Partnership property as consideration for an interest in the Partnership if the General Partner reasonably determines that such adjustment is necessary or appropriate to reflect the relative economic interests of the Partners in the Partnership;
(iii) the liquidation of the Partnership within the meaning of Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(g);
(iv) the grant of an interest in the Partnership (other than a de minimis interest) as consideration for the provision of services to or for the benefit of the Partnership by an existing Partner acting in a partner capacity, or by a new Partner acting in a partner capacity or in anticipation of becoming a Partner of the Partnership, if the General Partner reasonably determines that such adjustment is necessary or appropriate to reflect the relative economic interests of the Partners in the Partnership; and
(v) at such other times as the General Partner shall reasonably determine necessary or advisable in order to comply with Regulations Sections 1.704-1(b) and 1.704-2, including, without limitation, if the General Partner so determines, upon the conversion of any Series A Preferred Units into Common Units, provided that in connection with such adjustment, the Gross Asset Value of the Partnerships assets shall be determined by taking into account the Value of REIT Shares used for purposes of such conversion.
(c) The Gross Asset Value of any Partnership asset distributed to a Partner shall be the gross fair market value of such asset on the date of distribution, as determined by the distributee and the General Partner; provided , however , that if the distributee is the General Partner or if the distributee and the General Partner cannot agree on such a determination, such gross fair market value shall be determined by Appraisal.
(d) The Gross Asset Values of Partnership assets shall be increased (or decreased) to reflect any adjustments to the adjusted basis of such assets pursuant to Code Section 734(b) or Code Section 743(b), but only to the extent that such adjustments are taken into account in determining Capital Accounts pursuant to Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m); provided , however , that Gross Asset Values shall not be adjusted pursuant to this subsection (d) to the extent that the General Partner reasonably determines that an adjustment pursuant to subsection (b) above 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 a Partnership asset has been determined or adjusted pursuant to subsection (a), subsection (b) or subsection (d) above, such Gross Asset Value shall thereafter be adjusted by the Depreciation taken into account with respect to such asset for purposes of computing Net Income and Net Losses.
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act means the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended.
Holder means either (a) a Partner or (b) an Assignee owning a Partnership Unit.
Incapacity or Incapacitated means: (i) as to any Partner who is an individual, death, total physical disability or entry by a court of competent jurisdiction adjudicating such Partner incompetent to manage his or her person or his or her estate; (ii) as to any Partner that is a corporation or limited liability company, the filing of a certificate of dissolution, or its equivalent, for the corporation or the revocation of its charter; (iii) as to any Partner that is a partnership, the dissolution and commencement of winding up of the partnership; (iv) as to any Partner that is an estate, the distribution by the fiduciary of the estates entire interest in the Partnership; (v) as to any trustee of a trust that is a Partner, the termination of the trust (but not the substitution of a new trustee); or (vi) as to any Partner, the bankruptcy of such Partner. For purposes of this definition, bankruptcy of a Partner shall be deemed to have occurred when (a) the Partner commences a voluntary proceeding seeking liquidation, reorganization or other relief of or against such Partner under any bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter in effect, (b) the Partner is adjudged as bankrupt or insolvent, or a final and non-appealable order for relief under any bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law now or hereafter in effect has been entered against the Partner, (c) the Partner executes and delivers a general assignment for the benefit of the Partners creditors, (d) the Partner files an answer or other pleading admitting or failing to contest the material allegations of a petition filed against the Partner in any proceeding of the nature described in clause (b) above, (e) the Partner seeks, consents to or acquiesces in the appointment of a trustee, receiver or liquidator for the Partner or for all or any substantial part of the Partners properties, (f) any proceeding seeking liquidation, reorganization or other relief under any bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter in effect has not been dismissed within one hundred twenty (120) days after the commencement thereof, (g) the appointment without the Partners consent or acquiescence of a trustee, receiver or liquidator has not been vacated or stayed within ninety (90) days of such appointment, or (h) an appointment referred to in clause (g) above is not vacated within ninety (90) days after the expiration of any such stay.
Indemnitee means (i) any Person subject to a claim or demand, or made a party or threatened to be made a party to a proceeding, by reason of its status as (a) the General Partner or (b) a director of the General Partner or an officer or employee of the Partnership or the General Partner and (ii) such other Persons (including Affiliates of the General Partner or the Partnership) as the General Partner may designate from time to time (whether before or after the event giving rise to potential liability), in its sole and absolute discretion.
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IRS means the United States Internal Revenue Service.
Junior Units means any Partnership Unit representing any class or series of Partnership Interest ranking, as to distributions, or rights upon voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Partnership, junior to Series A Preferred Units.
Legal Requirements has the meaning set forth in Section 7.3.C(6) hereof.
Leverage Ratio has the meaning set forth in Section 16.8.C(4) hereof.
Limited Partner means any Person that is admitted from time to time to the Partnership as a limited partner pursuant to the Act and this Agreement and is listed as a limited partner on Exhibit A attached hereto, as such Exhibit A may be amended from time to time, including any Substituted Limited Partner or Additional Limited Partner, in such Persons capacity as a limited partner of the Partnership. Limited Partners may be Common Limited Partners, Series A Limited Partners or any other class or group of Partners that is designated or defined herein.
Limited Partner Interest means a Partnership Interest of a Limited Partner in the Partnership representing a fractional part of the Partnership Interests of all Limited Partners and includes any and all benefits to which the holder of such a Partnership Interest may be entitled as provided in this Agreement, together with all obligations of such Person to comply with the terms and provisions of this Agreement. A Limited Partner Interest may be expressed as a number of Common Units, Preferred Units or other Partnership Units.
Liquidating Event has the meaning set forth in Section 13.1 hereof.
Liquidator has the meaning set forth in Section 13.2.A hereof.
Majority in Interest of the Common Limited Partners means Common Limited Partners (other than any Common Limited Partner fifty percent (50%) or more of whose equity is owned, directly or indirectly, by the General Partner) holding in the aggregate Percentage Interests that are greater than fifty percent (50%) of the aggregate Percentage Interests of all such Common Limited Partners entitled to Consent to or withhold Consent from a proposed action.
Majority in Interest of the Limited Partners means Limited Partners (other than any Limited Partner fifty percent (50%) or more of whose equity is owned, directly or indirectly, by the General Partner) holding in the aggregate Percentage Interests that are greater than fifty percent (50%) of the aggregate Percentage Interests of all such Limited Partners entitled to Consent to or withhold Consent from a proposed action. For purposes of calculating Percentage Interests in connection with this definition, the Series A Limited Partners will be deemed to have effected a Series A Conversion immediately prior to the record date for the applicable vote or Consent.
Majority in Interest of the Partners means Partners holding in the aggregate Percentage Interests that are greater than fifty percent (50%) of the aggregate Percentage Interests of all Partners entitled to Consent to or withhold Consent from a proposed action. For purposes of calculating Percentage Interests in connection with this definition, the Series A Limited Partners will be deemed to have effected a Series A Conversion immediately prior to the record date for the applicable vote or Consent.
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Majority in Interest of the Series A Limited Partners means Series A Limited Partners (other than any Series A Limited Partner fifty percent (50%) or more of whose equity is owned, directly or indirectly, by the General Partner) holding in the aggregate Percentage Interests that are greater than fifty percent (50%) of the aggregate Percentage Interests of all such Series A Limited Partners entitled to Consent to or withhold Consent from a proposed action.
Market Price has the meaning set forth in the definition of Value.
Maryland Courts has the meaning set forth in Section 15.9.B hereof.
Maximum Leverage Restriction has the meaning set forth in Section 16.8.C(4) hereof.
Net Income or Net Loss means, for each Partnership Year or other applicable period, an amount equal to the Partnerships taxable income or loss for such year or other period, determined in accordance with Code Section 703(a) (for this purpose, all items of income, gain, loss or deduction required to be stated separately pursuant to Code Section 703(a)(1) shall be included in taxable income or loss), with the following adjustments:
(a) Any income of the Partnership that is exempt from Federal income tax and not otherwise taken into account in computing Net Income (or Net Loss) pursuant to this definition of Net Income or Net Loss shall be added to (or subtracted from, as the case may be) such taxable income (or loss);
(b) Any expenditure of the Partnership described in Code Section 705(a)(2)(B) or treated as a Code Section 705(a)(2)(B) expenditure 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 of Net Income or Net Loss, shall be subtracted from (or added to, as the case may be) such taxable income (or loss);
(c) In the event the Gross Asset Value of any Partnership asset is adjusted pursuant to subsection (b) or subsection (c) of the definition of Gross Asset Value, 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 any disposition of property with respect to which gain or loss is recognized for Federal income tax purposes shall be computed by reference to the Gross Asset Value of the property disposed of, notwithstanding that the adjusted tax basis of such property differs from its Gross Asset Value;
(e) In lieu of the depreciation, amortization and other cost recovery deductions that would otherwise be taken into account in computing such taxable income or loss, there shall be taken into account Depreciation for such Partnership Year or other applicable period;
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(f) To the extent that an adjustment to the adjusted tax basis of any Partnership 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)(4) to be taken into account in determining Capital Accounts as a result of a distribution other than in liquidation of a Partners interest in the Partnership, 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 the basis of the asset) from the disposition of the asset and shall be taken into account for purposes of computing Net Income or Net Loss;
(g) Notwithstanding any other provision of this definition of Net Income or Net Loss, any item that is specially allocated pursuant to Article 6 hereof shall not be taken into account in computing Net Income or Net Loss. The amounts of the items of Partnership income, gain, loss or deduction available to be specially allocated pursuant to Article 6 hereof shall be determined by applying rules analogous to those set forth in this definition of Net Income or Net Loss; and
(h) To the extent any Adjusted Net Income is or will be allocated for a Partnership Year or other applicable period, the terms Net Income and Net Loss for that year or other period shall refer to the remaining items of Net Income or Net Loss, as applicable.
New Securities means (i) any rights, options, warrants or convertible or exchangeable securities having the right to subscribe for or purchase REIT Shares or Preferred Shares, excluding grants under the Stock Option Plans, or (ii) any Debt issued by the General Partner that provides any of the rights described in clause (i).
Nonrecourse Deductions has the meaning set forth in Regulations Section 1.704-2(b)(1), and the amount of Nonrecourse Deductions for a Partnership Year shall be determined in accordance with the rules of Regulations Section 1.704-2(c).
Nonrecourse Liability has the meaning set forth in Regulations Sections 1.704-2(b)(3) and 1.752-1(a)(2).
Optionee means a Person to whom a stock option is granted under any Stock Option Plan.
Original Limited Partner means any Person that is a Limited Partner as of the date of the closing of the issuance of REIT Shares pursuant to the initial public offering of the General Partner.
Ownership Limit means the applicable restriction or restrictions on the ownership and transfer of stock of the General Partner imposed under the Charter.
Partner means the General Partner or a Limited Partner, and Partners means the General Partner and the Limited Partners.
Partner Minimum Gain means an amount, with respect to each Partner Nonrecourse Debt, equal to the Partnership Minimum Gain that would result if such Partner Nonrecourse Debt were treated as a Nonrecourse Liability, determined in accordance with Regulations Section 1.704-2(i)(3).
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Partner Nonrecourse Debt has the meaning set forth in Regulations Section 1.704-2(b)(4).
Partner Nonrecourse Deductions has the meaning set forth in Regulations Section 1.704-2(i)(1), and the amount of Partner Nonrecourse Deductions with respect to a Partner Nonrecourse Debt for a Partnership Year shall be determined in accordance with the rules of Regulations Section 1.704-2(i)(2).
Partnership means the limited partnership formed and continued under the Act and pursuant to this Agreement, and any successor thereto.
Partnership Employee means an employee or other service provider of the Partnership or an employee of a Subsidiary of the Partnership, if any, acting in such capacity.
Partnership Equivalent Units shall have the meaning set forth in 4.7.A hereof.
Partnership Interest means an ownership interest in the Partnership held by either a Limited Partner or a General Partner and includes any and all benefits to which the holder of such a Partnership Interest may be entitled as provided in this Agreement, together with all obligations of such Person to comply with the terms and provisions of this Agreement. There may be one or more classes or series of Partnership Interests. A Partnership Interest may be expressed as a number of Common Units, Preferred Units or other Partnership Units. The Partnership Interests represented by the Common Units and the Series A Preferred Units and each such type of Unit is a separate class of Partnership Interest for purposes of this Agreement.
Partnership Minimum Gain has the meaning set forth in Regulations Section 1.704-2(b)(2), and the amount of Partnership Minimum Gain, as well as any net increase or decrease in Partnership Minimum Gain, for a Partnership Year shall be determined in accordance with the rules of Regulations Section 1.704-2(d).
Partnership Record Date means the record date established by the General Partner for the distribution of Available Cash pursuant to Section 5.1 hereof, which record date shall generally be the same as the record date established by the General Partner for a distribution to its stockholders of some or all of its portion of such distribution.
Partnership Series A Redemption Right shall have the meaning set forth in Section 16.5.B hereof.
Partnership Unit means a Common Unit, a Preferred Unit, a Performance Unit or any other partnership unit or fractional, undivided share of the Partnership Interests that the General Partner has authorized pursuant to Section 4.1, Section 4.2 or Section 4.3 hereof.
Partnership Unit Designation shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.2.A hereof.
Partnership Year has the meaning set forth in Section 9.2 hereof.
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Percentage Interest means, with respect to each Partner, the fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the aggregate number of Partnership Units of all classes and series, or the aggregate number of Partnership Units of any specified class or series or specified group of classes and/or series, as applicable, held by such Partner and the denominator of which is the total number of Partnership Units of all classes and series, or the total number of Partnership Units of such specified class or series or specified group of classes and/or series, as applicable, held by all Partners.
Performance Unit has the meaning set forth in Section 4.2.B hereof.
Permitted Transfer has the meaning set forth in Section 11.3.A hereof.
Person means an individual or a corporation, partnership, trust, unincorporated organization, association, limited liability company or other entity.
Pledge has the meaning set forth in Section 11.3.A hereof.
Preferred Unit means a fractional, undivided share of the Partnership Interests that the General Partner has authorized pursuant to Section 4.1 or Section 4.2 or Section 4.3 hereof that has distribution rights, or rights upon liquidation, winding up and dissolution, that are superior or prior to the Common Units. Preferred Units shall include, but not be limited to, Series A Preferred Units.
Preferred Share means a share of preferred stock of the General Partner of any class or series now or hereafter authorized that has dividend rights, or rights upon liquidation, winding up and dissolution, that are superior or prior to the REIT Shares.
Properties means any assets and property of the Partnership such as, but not limited to, interests in real property and personal property, including, without limitation, fee interests, interests in ground leases, easements and rights of way, interests in limited liability companies, joint ventures or partnerships, interests in mortgages, and Debt instruments as the Partnership may hold from time to time and Property means any one such asset or property.
Publicly Traded means having common equity securities listed or admitted to trading on any U.S. national securities exchange.
Qualified DRIP/ COPP means a dividend reinvestment plan or a cash option purchase plan of the General Partner that permits participants to acquire REIT Shares using the proceeds of dividends paid by the General Partner or cash of the participant, respectively; provided , however , that if such shares are offered at a discount, such discount must (i) be designed to pass along to the stockholders of the General Partner the savings enjoyed by the General Partner in connection with the avoidance of stock issuance costs, and (ii) not exceed 5% of the value of a REIT Share as computed under the terms of such plan.
Qualified Transferee means an accredited investor as defined in Rule 501 promulgated under the Securities Act.
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Qualifying Common Party means (a) a Common Limited Partner, (b) an Assignee of a Common Limited Partner, or (c) a Person, including a lending institution as the pledgee of a Pledge, who is the transferee of a Common Limited Partner Interest in a Permitted Transfer; provided , however , that a Qualifying Common Party shall not include the General Partner.
Qualifying Series A Party means (a) a Series A Limited Partner, (b) an Assignee of a Series A Limited Partner, or (c) a Person, including a lending institution as the pledgee of a Pledge, who is the transferee of a Series A Limited Partner Interest in a Permitted Transfer; provided , however , that a Qualifying Series A Party shall not include the General Partner.
Redemption means a Common Redemption or a Special Redemption.
Registered REIT Share means any REIT Share issued by the General Partner pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act.
Regulations means the income tax regulations under the Code, whether such regulations are in proposed, temporary or final form, as such regulations may be amended from time to time (including corresponding provisions of succeeding regulations).
Regulatory Allocations has the meaning set forth in Section 6.3.A(viii) hereof.
REIT means a real estate investment trust qualifying under Code Section 856.
REIT Partner means (a) the General Partner or any Affiliate of the General Partner to the extent such Person has in place an election to qualify as a REIT and, (b) any Disregarded Entity with respect to any such Person.
REIT Payment has the meaning set forth in Section 15.12 hereof.
REIT Requirements has the meaning set forth in Section 5.1 hereof.
REIT Share means a share of common stock of the General Partner, $0.01 par value per share (but shall not include any series or class of the General Partners common stock classified after the date of this Agreement).
Related Party means, with respect to any Person, any other Person to whom ownership of shares of the General Partners stock by the first such Person would be attributed under Code Section 544 (as modified by Code Section 856(h)(1)(B)) or Code Section 318 (as modified by Code Section 856(d)(5)).
Rights has the meaning set forth in the definition of Common Unit REIT Shares Amount.
Safe Harbors shall have the meaning set forth in Section 11.3.C hereof.
SDAT means the State Department of Assessments and Taxation of Maryland.
SEC means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Securities Act means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder.
Series A Cash Amount means an amount per Series A Preferred Unit equal to, as applicable, (i) in the case of a Tendered Preferred Unit, the Series A Preference thereon plus any accrued distributions that have not been paid on or prior to the applicable Specified Series A Redemption Date, or (ii) in the case of a Series A Preferred Unit tendered for conversion pursuant to Section 16.6.A(1), the Series A Preference thereon plus any accrued distributions that have not been paid on or prior to the applicable Series A Conversion Date.
Series A Conversion shall have the meaning set forth in Section 16.6.A(1).
Series A Conversion Amount means a number of whole Common Units equal to the quotient of (a) the product of (x) the number of Series A Preferred Units tendered for conversion pursuant to Section 16.6, multiplied by (y) the Series A Cash Amount, divided by (b) the product of (x) the Value of a REIT Share as of the applicable Valuation Date, multiplied by (y) the Adjustment Factor. If the foregoing would result in the issuance of a fractional Common Unit, the General Partner shall pay a cash amount in lieu of issuing such fractional Common Unit in accordance with Section 16.6.A.2.
Series A Conversion Date has the meaning set forth in Section 16.6.B(3) hereof.
Series A Conversion Right has the meaning set forth in Section 16.6.A(1) hereof.
Series A Converting Party has the meaning set forth in Section 16.6.B(1) hereof.
Series A Limited Partner means Limited Partner that is the holder of Series A Preferred Units, including any Substituted Series A Limited Partner, in its capacity as such.
Series A Notice of Conversion means the Series A Notice of Conversion substantially in the form of Exhibit E attached to this Agreement.
Series A Notice of Redemption means the Series A Notice of Redemption substantially in the form of Exhibit D attached to this Agreement.
Series A Percentage Interest means, as to a Series A Limited Partner, the percentage determined by dividing the Series A Preferred Units owned by such Series A Limited Partner by the total number of Series A Preferred Units then outstanding, both as specified on Exhibit A attached hereto, as such Exhibit A may be modified from time to time.
Series A Preference means $25.00 per Series A Preferred Unit.
Series A Preferred Unit means the Partnerships 6.25% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Convertible Partnership Units, with the rights, priorities and preferences set forth herein.
Series A Preferred Unit Distribution Payment Date has the meaning set forth in Section 16.3.A hereof.
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Series A Priority Return means an amount equal to 6.25% per annum, determined on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months (and for any period shorter than a full quarterly period for which distributions are computed, the amount of the distribution payable will be computed based on the ratio of the actual number of days elapsed in such period to ninety (90) days), cumulative to the extent not distributed for any given distribution period pursuant to Section 16.3 hereof, of the Series A Preference, commencing on the date of issuance of such Series A Preferred Units.
Series A Redemption shall have the meaning set forth in Section 16.5.A(1) hereof.
Series A Redemption Right shall have the meaning set forth in Section 16.5.A(1) hereof.
Series A REIT Shares Amount means a number of whole Registered REIT Shares equal to the product of (a) the number of Tendered Series A Units, multiplied by (b) the quotient of (x) the Series A Cash Amount, divided by (y) the Value of a REIT Share as of the applicable Valuation Date; provided , however , that, in the event that the General Partner issues to all holders of REIT Shares as of a certain record date Rights, with the record date for such Rights issuance falling within the period starting on the date of the Series A Notice of Redemption and ending on the day immediately preceding the Specified Series A Redemption Date, which Rights will not be distributed before the relevant Specified Series A Redemption Date, then the Series A REIT Shares Amount shall also include such Rights that a holder of that number of REIT Shares would be entitled to receive, expressed, where relevant hereunder, in a number of REIT Shares determined by the General Partner in good faith. If the foregoing would result in the issuance of a fractional REIT Share, the General Partner shall pay a cash amount in lieu of issuing such fractional REIT Share in accordance with Section 16.5.A.7(vi).
Series A Tendering Party has the meaning set forth in Section 16.5 hereof.
Special Redemption has the meaning set forth in Section 15.1.A hereof.
Specified Redemption Date means the tenth (10th) Business Day after the receipt by the General Partner of a Common Unit Notice of Redemption; provided , however , that no Specified Redemption Date shall occur during the first Fourteen-Month Period (except pursuant to a Special Redemption).
Specified Series A Redemption Date shall have the meaning set forth in Section 16.5.A(1) hereof.
Stock Option Plans means any stock option plan now or hereafter adopted by the Partnership or the General Partner.
Subsidiary means, with respect to any Person, any corporation or other entity of which a majority of (i) the voting power of the voting equity securities or (ii) the outstanding equity interests is owned, directly or indirectly, by such Person; provided , however , that, with respect to the Partnership, Subsidiary means solely a partnership or limited liability company (taxed, for Federal income tax purposes, as a partnership or as a Disregarded Entity and not as an association or publicly traded partnership taxable as a corporation) of which the Partnership is a
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member or any taxable REIT subsidiary of the General Partner in which the Partnership owns shares of stock, unless the ownership of shares of stock of a corporation or other entity (other than a taxable REIT subsidiary) will not jeopardize the General Partners status as a REIT or any General Partner Affiliates status as a qualified REIT subsidiary (within the meaning of Code Section 856(i)(2)), in which event the term Subsidiary shall include such corporation or other entity.
Substituted Common Limited Partner means a Person who is admitted as a Common Limited Partner to the Partnership pursuant to the Act and Section 11.4 hereof.
Substituted Limited Partner means (i) a Substituted Common Limited Partner, (ii) a Substituted Series A Limited Partner or (iii) a Person who is admitted as a Limited Partner to the Partnership pursuant to the Act and any Partnership Unit Designation.
Substituted Series A Limited Partner means a Person who is admitted as a Series A Limited Partner pursuant to the Act and Section 11.4 hereof.
Surviving Partnership has the meaning set forth in Section 11.2.B(ii) hereof.
Tax Items has the meaning set forth in Section 6.4.A hereof.
Tendered Common Units has the meaning set forth in Section 15.1.A hereof.
Tendered Series A Units has the meaning set forth in Section 16.5.A(1) hereof.
Termination Transaction has the meaning set forth in Section 11.2.B hereof.
Terminating Capital Transaction means any sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Partnership 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 Partnership, in any case, not in the ordinary course of the Partnerships business.
Transfer means any sale, assignment, bequest, conveyance, devise, gift (outright or in trust), Pledge, encumbrance, hypothecation, mortgage, exchange, transfer or other disposition or act of alienation, whether voluntary, involuntary or by operation of law; provided , however , that when the term is used in Article 11 hereof, Transfer does not include (a) any Common Redemption or Series A Redemption by the Partnership, any Series A Conversion, or acquisition of Tendered Common Units or Tendered Series A Units by the General Partner, pursuant to Section 15.1 or Section 16.5 hereof, as applicable, or (b) any redemption of Partnership Units pursuant to any Partnership Unit Designation. The terms Transferred and Transferring have correlative meanings.
Valuation Date means the date of receipt by the General Partner of (i) a Common Unit Notice of Redemption pursuant to Section 15.1 herein, (ii) a Series A Notice of Redemption pursuant to Section 16.5 herein, (iii) a Series A Notice of Conversion pursuant to Section 16.6 herein or (iv) such other date as specified herein; provided , in each case, that if such date is not a Business Day, then the Valuation Date shall be the immediately preceding Business Day.
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Value means, on any Valuation Date with respect to a REIT Share, the average of the daily Market Prices for ten (10) consecutive trading days immediately preceding the Valuation Date (except that the Market Price for the trading day immediately preceding the date of exercise of a stock option under any Stock Option Plans shall be substituted for such average of daily market prices for purposes of Section 4.4 hereof). The term Market Price on any date means, with respect to any class or series of outstanding REIT Shares, the Closing Price for such REIT Shares on such date. The Closing Price on any date means the last sale price for such REIT Shares, regular way, or, in case no such sale takes place on such day, the average of the closing bid and asked prices, regular way, for such REIT Shares, in either case as reported in the principal consolidated transaction reporting system with respect to securities listed or admitted to trading on the New York Stock Exchange or, if such REIT Shares are not listed or admitted to trading on the New York Stock Exchange, as reported on the principal consolidated transaction reporting system with respect to securities listed on the principal national securities exchange on which such REIT Shares are listed or admitted to trading or, if such REIT Shares are not listed or admitted to trading on any national securities exchange, the last quoted price, or, if not so quoted, the average of the high bid and low asked prices in the over-the-counter market, as reported by the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. Automated Quotation System or, if such system is no longer in use, the principal other automated quotation system that may then be in use or, if such REIT Shares are not quoted by any such organization, the average of the closing bid and asked prices as furnished by a professional market maker making a market in such REIT Shares selected by the Board of Directors or, in the event that no trading price is available for such REIT Shares, the fair market value of the REIT Shares, as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors.
In the event that the Common Unit REIT Shares Amount or the Series A REIT Shares Amount includes Rights that a holder of REIT Shares would be entitled to receive, then the Value of such Rights shall be determined by the General Partner acting in good faith on the basis of such quotations and other information as it considers, in its reasonable judgment, appropriate.
ARTICLE 2
ORGANIZATIONAL MATTERS
Section 2.1 Formation . The Partnership is a limited partnership heretofore formed and continued pursuant to the provisions of the Act and upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement. Except as expressly provided herein to the contrary, the rights and obligations of the Partners and the administration and termination of the Partnership shall be governed by the Act. The Partnership Interest of each Partner shall be personal property for all purposes.
Section 2.2 Name . The name of the Partnership is Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P. The Partnerships business may be conducted under any other name or names deemed advisable by the General Partner, including the name of the General Partner or any Affiliate thereof; provided, however , that the name of the General Partner (or any Subsidiary thereof) may not include the name (or any derivative thereof) of any Limited Partner without such Limited Partners prior written consent. The words Limited Partnership, L.P., Ltd. or similar words or letters shall be included in the Partnerships name where necessary for the purposes of complying with the laws of any jurisdiction that so requires. The General Partner in its sole and absolute discretion may change the name of the Partnership at any time and from time to time and shall notify the Partners of such change in the next regular communication to the Partners.
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Section 2.3 Principal Office and Resident Agent; Principal Executive Office . The address of the principal office of the Partnership in the State of Maryland is located at c/o The Corporation Trust Incorporated, 351 West Camden Street, Baltimore, MD 21201, or such other place within the State of Maryland as the General Partner may from time to time designate, and the resident agent of the Partnership in the State of Maryland is The Corporation Trust Incorporated, 351 West Camden Street, Baltimore, MD 21201, or such other resident of the State of Maryland as the General Partner may from time to time designate. The principal executive office of the Partnership is located at 11601 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1600, Los Angeles, California 90025 or such other place as the General Partner may from time to time designate by notice to the Limited Partners. The Partnership may maintain offices at such other place or places within or outside the State of Maryland as the General Partner deems advisable.
Section 2.4 Power of Attorney .
A. Each Limited Partner and Assignee hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints the General Partner, any Liquidator, 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, seal, 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, supplements or restatements thereof) that the General Partner or the Liquidator deems appropriate or necessary to form, qualify or continue the existence or qualification of the Partnership as a limited partnership (or a partnership in which the limited partners have limited liability to the extent provided by applicable law) in the State of Maryland and in all other jurisdictions in which the Partnership may conduct business or own property; (b) all instruments that the General Partner or any Liquidator 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 General Partner or the Liquidator deems appropriate or necessary to reflect the dissolution and liquidation of the Partnership pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, including, without limitation, a certificate of cancellation; (d) all conveyances and other instruments or documents that the General Partner or the Liquidator deems appropriate or necessary to reflect the distribution or exchange of assets of the Partnership pursuant to the terms of this Agreement; (e) all instruments relating to the admission, acceptance, withdrawal, removal or substitution of any Partner pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or the Capital Contribution of any Partner; and (f) all certificates, documents and other instruments relating to the determination, in accordance with the terms hereof, of the rights, preferences and privileges relating to Partnership 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 General Partner or any Liquidator, to make, evidence, give, confirm or ratify any vote, consent, approval, agreement or other action that is made or given by the Partners hereunder or is consistent with the terms of this Agreement.
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Nothing contained herein shall be construed as authorizing the General Partner or any Liquidator to amend this Agreement except in accordance with Section 14.2 hereof 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 special power coupled with an interest, in recognition of the fact that each of the Limited Partners and Assignees will be relying upon the power of the General Partner or the Liquidator to act as contemplated by this Agreement in any filing or other action by it on behalf of the Partnership, and it shall survive and not be affected by the subsequent Incapacity of any Limited Partner or Assignee and the Transfer of all or any portion of such Persons Partnership Units or Partnership Interest (as the case may be) and shall extend to such Persons heirs, successors, assigns and personal representatives. Each such Limited Partner and Assignee hereby agrees to be bound by any representation made by the General Partner or the Liquidator, acting in good faith pursuant to such power of attorney; and each such Limited Partner and Assignee hereby waives any and all defenses that may be available to contest, negate or disaffirm the action of the General Partner or the Liquidator, taken in good faith under such power of attorney. Each Limited Partner and Assignee shall execute and deliver to the General Partner or the Liquidator, within fifteen (15) days after receipt of the General Partners or the Liquidators request therefor, such further designation, powers of attorney and other instruments as the General Partner or the Liquidator (as the case may be) deems necessary to effectuate this Agreement and the purposes of the Partnership. Notwithstanding anything else set forth in this Section 2.4.B, no Limited Partner shall incur any personal liability for any action of the General Partner or the Liquidator taken under such power of attorney.
Section 2.5 Term . The term of the Partnership commenced on January 15, 2010, the date that the original Certificate was filed with the SDAT in accordance with the Act, and shall continue indefinitely unless the Partnership is dissolved sooner pursuant to the provisions of Article 13 hereof or as otherwise provided by law.
ARTICLE 3
PURPOSE
Section 3.1 Purpose and Business . The purpose and nature of the Partnership is to conduct any business, enterprise or activity permitted by or under the Act, including, without limitation, (i) to conduct the business of ownership, construction, reconstruction, development, redevelopment, alteration, improvement, maintenance, operation, sale, leasing, transfer, encumbrance, conveyance and exchange of the Properties, (ii) to acquire and invest in any securities and/or loans relating to the Properties, (iii) to enter into any partnership, joint venture, business trust arrangement, limited liability company or other similar arrangement to engage in any business permitted by or under the Act, or to own interests in any entity engaged in any business permitted by or under the Act, (iv) to conduct the business of providing property and asset management and brokerage services, whether directly or through one or more partnerships, joint ventures, Subsidiaries, business trusts, limited liability companies or similar arrangements, and (v) to do anything necessary or incidental to the foregoing.
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Section 3.2 Powers .
A. The Partnership shall be 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 Partnership 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, to borrow and lend money and to issue evidence 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.
B. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Agreement, the Partnership shall not take, or to refrain from taking, any action that, in the judgment of the General Partner, in its sole and absolute discretion, (i) could adversely affect the ability of the General Partner to continue to qualify as a REIT, (ii) could subject the General Partner to any taxes under Code Section 857 or Code Section 4981 or any other related or successor provision under the Code, or (iii) could violate any law or regulation of any governmental body or agency having jurisdiction over the General Partner, its securities or the Partnership, unless, in any such case, such action (or inaction) under clause (i), clause (ii), or clause (iii) above shall have been specifically consented to by the General Partner which consent may be given or withheld in its sole and absolute discretion.
Section 3.3 Partnership Only for Purposes Specified . The Partnership shall be a limited partnership only for the purposes specified in Section 3.1 hereof, and this Agreement shall not be deemed to create a company, venture or partnership between or among the Partners or any other Persons with respect to any activities whatsoever other than the activities within the purposes of the Partnership as specified in Section 3.1 hereof. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, no Partner shall have any authority to act for, bind, commit or assume any obligation or responsibility on behalf of the Partnership, its properties or any other Partner. No Partner, in its capacity as a Partner under this Agreement, shall be responsible or liable for any indebtedness or obligation of another Partner, nor shall the Partnership be responsible or liable for any indebtedness or obligation of any Partner, incurred either before or after the execution and delivery of this Agreement by such Partner, except as to those responsibilities, liabilities, indebtedness or obligations incurred pursuant to and as limited by the terms of this Agreement and the Act.
Section 3.4 Representations and Warranties by the Partners .
A. Each Partner that is an individual (including, without limitation, each Additional Limited Partner or Substituted Limited Partner as a condition to becoming an Additional Limited Partner or a Substituted Limited Partner) represents and warrants to, and covenants with (severally, and not jointly or jointly and severally with any other Person), each other Partner that (i) the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement to be performed by such Partner will not result in a breach or violation of, or a default under, any material agreement by which such Partner or any of such Partners property is bound, or any statute, regulation, order or other law to which such Partner is subject, (ii) if five percent (5%) or more (by value) of the Partnerships interests are or will be owned by such Partner within the meaning of Code Section 7704(d)(3),
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such Partner does not, and for so long as it is a Partner will not, own, directly or indirectly, (a) stock of any corporation that is a tenant of (I) the General Partner or any Disregarded Entity with respect to the General Partner, (II) the Partnership or (III) any partnership, venture or limited liability company of which the General Partner, any Disregarded Entity with respect to the General Partner, or the Partnership is a direct or indirect member or (b) an interest in the assets or net profits of any non-corporate tenant of (I) the General Partner or any Disregarded Entity with respect to the General Partner, (II) the Partnership or (III) any partnership, venture, or limited liability company of which the General Partner, any Disregarded Entity with respect to the General Partner, or the Partnership is a direct or indirect member, (iii) such Partner has the legal capacity to enter into this Agreement and perform such Partners obligations hereunder, and (iv) this Agreement is binding upon, and enforceable against, such Partner in accordance with its terms, as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, fraudulent conveyance, moratorium or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors rights generally and by general principles of equity and the discretion of the court before which any proceeding therefor may be brought. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Partner that is an individual shall not be subject to the ownership restrictions set forth in clause (ii) of the immediately preceding sentence to the extent such Partner obtains the written consent of the General Partner prior to violating any such restrictions, which consent the General Partner may give or withhold in its sole and absolute discretion. Each Partner that is an individual shall also represent and warrant to the Partnership that such Partner is neither a foreign person within the meaning of Code Section 1445(f) nor a foreign partner within the meaning of Code Section 1446(e).
B. Each Partner that is not an individual (including, without limitation, each Additional Limited Partner or Substituted Limited Partner as a condition to becoming an Additional Limited Partner or a Substituted Limited Partner) represents and warrants to, and covenants with (severally, and not jointly or jointly and severally with any other Person), each other Partner that (i) the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement to be performed by it have been duly authorized by all necessary action, including, without limitation, that of its general partner(s), committee(s), trustee(s), beneficiaries, directors and/or stockholder(s) (as the case may be) as required, (ii) the consummation of such transactions shall not result in a breach or violation of, or a default under, its partnership or operating agreement, trust agreement, charter or bylaws (as the case may be) any material agreement by which such Partner or any of such Partners properties or any of its partners, members, beneficiaries, trustees or stockholders (as the case may be) is or are bound, or any statute, regulation, order or other law to which such Partner or any of its partners, members, trustees, beneficiaries or stockholders (as the case may be) is or are subject, (iii) if five percent (5%) or more (by value) of the Partnerships interests are or will be owned by such Partner within the meaning of Code Section 7704(d)(3), such Partner does not, and for so long as it is a Partner will not, own, directly or indirectly, (a) stock of any corporation that is a tenant of (I) the General Partner or any Disregarded Entity with respect to the General Partner, (II) the Partnership or (III) any partnership, venture or limited liability company of which the General Partner, any General Partner, any Disregarded Entity with respect to the General Partner, or the Partnership is a direct or indirect member or (b) an interest in the assets or net profits of any non-corporate tenant of (I) the General Partner, or any Disregarded Entity with respect to the General Partner, (II) the Partnership or (III) any partnership, venture or limited liability company for which the General Partner, any General Partner, any Disregarded Entity with respect to the General Partner, or the
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Partnership is a direct or indirect member, and (iv) this Agreement is binding upon, and enforceable against, such Partner in accordance with its terms, as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, fraudulent conveyance, moratorium or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors rights generally and by general principles of equity and the discretion of the court before which any proceeding therefor may be brought. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Partner that is not an individual shall not be subject to the ownership restrictions set forth in clause (iii) of the immediately preceding sentence to the extent such Partner obtains the written consent of the General Partner prior to violating any such restrictions, which consent the General Partner may give or withhold in its sole and absolute discretion. Each Partner that is not an individual shall also represent and warrant to the Partnership that such Partner is neither a foreign person within the meaning of Code Section 1445(f) nor a foreign partner within the meaning of Code Section 1446(e).
C. Each Partner (including, without limitation, each Additional Limited Partner or Substituted Limited Partner as a condition to becoming an Additional Limited Partner or Substituted Limited Partner) represents, warrants and agrees that (i) it has acquired and continues to hold its interest in the Partnership for its own account for investment purposes only and not for the purpose of, or with a view toward, the resale or distribution of all or any part thereof in violation of applicable laws, and not with a view toward selling or otherwise distributing such interest or any part thereof at any particular time or under any predetermined circumstances in violation of applicable laws, (ii) it is a sophisticated investor, able and accustomed to handling sophisticated financial matters for itself, particularly real estate investments, and that it has a sufficiently high net worth that it does not anticipate a need for the funds that it has invested in the Partnership in what it understands to be a highly speculative and illiquid investment, and (iii) without the consent of the General Partner, which consent may be given or withheld in the General Partners sole discretion, it shall not take any action that would cause (a) the Partnership at any time to have more than 100 partners, including for these purposes as partners those Persons ( Flow-Through Partners ) indirectly owning an interest in the Partnership through an entity treated as a partnership, Disregarded Entity or S corporation (each such entity, a Flow-Through Entity ), but only if substantially all of the value of such Persons interest in the Flow-Through Entity is attributable to the Flow-Through Entitys interest (direct or indirect) in the Partnership; or (b) the Partnership Interest initially issued by the Partnership to such Partner or its predecessors to be held by more than three (3) partners, including as partners any Flow-Through Partners.
D. The representations and warranties contained in Sections 3.4.A, 3.4.B and 3.4.C hereof shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement by each Partner (and, in the case of an Additional Limited Partner or a Substituted Limited Partner, the admission of such Additional Limited Partner or Substituted Limited Partner as a Limited Partner in the Partnership) and the dissolution, liquidation and termination of the Partnership.
E. Each Partner (including, without limitation, each Additional Limited Partner or Substituted Limited Partner as a condition to becoming an Additional Limited Partner or Substituted Limited Partner) hereby acknowledges that no representations as to potential profit, cash flows, funds from operations or yield, if any, in respect of the Partnership or the General Partner have been made by any Partner or any employee or representative or Affiliate of any Partner, and that projections and any other information, including, without limitation, financial and descriptive information and documentation, that may have been in any manner submitted to such Partner shall not constitute any representation or warranty of any kind or nature, express or implied.
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F. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the General Partner may, in its sole and absolute discretion, permit the modification of any of the representations and warranties contained in Sections 3.4.A, 3.4.B and 3.4.C above as applicable to any Partner (including, without limitation any Additional Limited Partner or Substituted Limited Partner or any transferee of either), provided that such representations and warranties, as modified, shall be set forth in either (i) a Partnership Unit Designation applicable to the Partnership Units held by such Partner or (ii) a separate writing addressed to the Partnership and the General Partner.
ARTICLE 4
CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS
Section 4.1 Capital Contributions of the Partners . The Partners have heretofore made Capital Contributions to the Partnership. Each Partner owns Partnership Units in the amount set forth for such Partner on Exhibit A , as the same may be amended from time to time by the General Partner to the extent necessary to reflect accurately sales, exchanges or other Transfers, redemptions, Capital Contributions, the issuance of additional Partnership Units, or similar events having an effect on a Partners ownership of Partnership Units. Except as provided by law or in Section 4.2, 4.3, or 10.4 hereof, the Partners shall have no obligation or, except with the prior written consent of the General Partner, right to make any additional Capital Contributions or loans to the Partnership.
Section 4.2 Issuances of Additional Partnership Interests . Subject to Section 16.7, in the case of Series A Preferred Units, and/or the rights of any Holder of other Partnership Units set forth in a Partnership Unit Designation:
A. General . The General Partner is hereby authorized to cause the Partnership to issue additional Partnership Interests, in the form of Partnership Units, for any Partnership purpose, at any time or from time to time, to the Partners (including the General Partner) or to other Persons, and to admit such Persons as Additional Limited Partners, for such consideration and on such terms and conditions as shall be established by the General Partner in its sole and absolute discretion, all without the approval of any Limited Partner or any other Person. Without limiting the foregoing, the General Partner is expressly authorized to cause the Partnership to issue Partnership Units: (i) upon the conversion, redemption or exchange of any Debt, Partnership Units, or other securities issued by the Partnership; (ii) for less than fair market value, so long as the General Partner concludes in good faith that such issuance is in the best interests of the General Partner and the Partnership, and (iii) in connection with any merger of any other Person into the Partnership. Any additional Partnership Interests may be issued in one or more classes, or one or more series of any of such classes, with such designations, preferences, conversion or other rights, voting powers or rights, restrictions, limitations as to distributions, qualifications or terms or conditions of redemption (including, without limitation, terms that may be senior or otherwise entitled to preference over existing Partnership Units) as shall be determined by the General Partner, in its sole and absolute discretion without the approval of any Limited Partner or any other Person, and set forth in a written document thereafter attached to
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and made an exhibit to this Agreement, which exhibit shall be an amendment to this Agreement and shall be incorporated herein by this reference (each, a Partnership Unit Designation ). Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the General Partner shall have authority to specify: (a) the allocations of items of Partnership income, gain, loss, deduction and credit to each such class or series of Partnership Interests; (b) the right of each such class or series of Partnership Interests to share (on a pari passu , junior or preferred basis) in Partnership distributions; (c) the rights of each such class or series of Partnership Interests upon dissolution and liquidation of the Partnership; (d) the voting rights, if any, of each such class or series of Partnership Interests; and (e) the conversion, redemption or exchange rights applicable to each such class or series of Partnership Interests. Upon the issuance of any additional Partnership Interest, the General Partner shall amend Exhibit A and the books and records of the Partnership as appropriate to reflect such issuance.
B. Issuances of Performance Units . Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the General Partner is hereby authorized to create one or more classes or series of additional Partnership Interests, in the form of Partnership Units (each such class or series of Partnership Interests is referred to as Performance Units ), for issuance at any time or from time to time to directors, officers or employees of the General Partner or any Affiliate of the foregoing, and to admit such Persons as Additional Limited Partners or General Partners, for such consideration and on such terms and conditions as shall be established by the General Partner, all without approval of any Limited Partner or any other Person. The General Partner shall determine, in its sole and absolute discretion without the approval of any Limited Partner or any other Person, and set forth in a Partnership Unit Designation, the designations, preferences, conversion or other rights, voting powers or rights, restrictions, limitations as to dividends or distributions, qualifications or terms or conditions of redemption of any class or series of Performance Units (including, without limitation, the extent to which the value or number of each such class or series of Performance Units is subject to adjustment based on the financial performance of the General Partner). Upon the issuance of any class or series of Performance Units, the General Partner shall amend the Partnership Agreement, including Exhibit A and the books and records of the Partnership as appropriate to reflect such issuance.
C. Issuances to the General Partner . No additional Partnership Units shall be issued to the General Partner unless (i) the additional Partnership Units are issued to all Partners in proportion to their respective Percentage Interests, (ii) (a) the additional Partnership Units are (x) Common Units issued in connection with an issuance of REIT Shares, or (y) Partnership Equivalent Units (other than Common Units) issued in connection with an issuance of Preferred Shares, New Securities or other interests in the General Partner (other than REIT Shares), and (b) the General Partner contributes to the Partnership the cash proceeds or other consideration received in connection with the issuance of such REIT Shares, Preferred Shares, New Securities or other interests in the General Partner, (iii) the additional Partnership Units are issued upon the conversion, redemption or exchange of Debt, Partnership Units or other securities issued by the Partnership, or (iv) the additional Partnership Units are issued pursuant to Section 4.3.B, Section 4.3.E, Section 4.4 or Section 4.5.
D. No Preemptive Rights . Except as specified in Section 4.2.C(i) hereof, no Person, including, without limitation, any Partner or Assignee, shall have any preemptive, preferential, participation or similar right or rights to subscribe for or acquire any Partnership Interest.
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Section 4.3 Additional Funds and Capital Contributions .
A. General . The General Partner may, at any time and from time to time, determine that the Partnership requires additional funds ( Additional Funds ) for the acquisition or development of additional Properties, for the redemption of Partnership Units or for such other purposes as the General Partner may determine, in its sole and absolute discretion. Additional Funds may be obtained by the Partnership, at the election of the General Partner, in any manner provided in, and in accordance with, the terms of this Section 4.3 without the approval of any Limited Partner or any other Person.
B. Additional Capital Contributions . The General Partner, on behalf of the Partnership, may obtain any Additional Funds by accepting Capital Contributions from any Partners or other Persons. In connection with any such Capital Contribution (of cash or property), the General Partner is hereby authorized to cause the Partnership from time to time to issue additional Partnership Units (as set forth in Section 4.2 above) in consideration therefor and the Percentage Interests of the General Partner and the Limited Partners shall be adjusted to reflect the issuance of such additional Partnership Units.
C. Loans by Third Parties . The General Partner, on behalf of the Partnership, may obtain any Additional Funds by causing the Partnership to incur Debt to any Person (other than the General Partner) upon such terms as the General Partner determines appropriate, including making such Debt convertible, redeemable or exchangeable for Partnership Units or REIT Shares; provided , however , that the Partnership shall not incur any such Debt if any Partner (or any Affiliate, partner, member, stockholder, principal, director, officer, adviser, beneficiary or trustee of any Partner) would be personally liable for the repayment of such Debt (unless such Partner or other affected Person otherwise agrees in writing).
D. General Partner Loans . The General Partner, on behalf of the Partnership, may obtain any Additional Funds by causing the Partnership to incur Debt to the General Partner (a General Partner Loan ) if (i) such Debt is, to the extent permitted by law, on substantially the same terms and conditions (including interest rate, repayment schedule, and conversion, redemption, repurchase and exchange rights) as Funding Debt incurred by the General Partner, the net proceeds of which are loaned to the Partnership to provide such Additional Funds, or (ii) such Debt is on terms and conditions no less favorable to the Partnership than would be available to the Partnership from any third party; provided , however , that the Partnership shall not incur any such Debt if (a) any Partner (or any Affiliate, partner, member, stockholder, principal, director, officer, adviser, beneficiary or trustee of any Partner) would be personally liable for the repayment of such Debt (unless such Partner or other affected Person otherwise agrees in writing) or (b) a breach or violation of, or default under, the terms of such Debt would be deemed to occur by virtue of the Transfer of any Partnership Units or Partnership Interest held by any Person other than the General Partner.
E. Issuance of Securities by the General Partner . The General Partner shall not issue any additional REIT Shares, Capital Shares or New Securities unless the General Partner contributes the cash proceeds or other consideration received from the issuance of such additional REIT Shares, Capital Shares or New Securities (as the case may be) and from the exercise of the rights contained in any such additional Capital Shares or New Securities to the
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Partnership in exchange for (x) in the case of an issuance of REIT Shares, Common Units, or (y) in the case of an issuance of Capital Shares or New Securities, Partnership Equivalent Units; provided , however , that notwithstanding the foregoing, the General Partner may issue REIT Shares, Capital Shares or New Securities (a) pursuant to Section 4.4 or Section 15.1.B hereof, (b) pursuant to a dividend or distribution (including any stock split) of REIT Shares, Capital Shares or New Securities to all of the holders of REIT Shares, Capital Shares or New Securities (as the case may be), (c) upon a conversion, redemption or exchange of Capital Shares, (d) upon a conversion, redemption, exchange or exercise of New Securities, or (e) in connection with an acquisition of Partnership Units or a property or other asset to be owned, directly or indirectly, by the General Partner if the General Partner determines that such acquisition is in the best interests of the Partnership; and provided , further , that in the event that the General Partner issues REIT Shares, Capital Shares or New Securities pursuant to the foregoing clauses (c) or (d), the General Partner shall contribute to the Partnership the cash proceeds or other consideration received from such issuance (or property acquired with such proceeds). In the event of any issuance of additional REIT Shares, Capital Shares or New Securities by the General Partner, and the contribution to the Partnership, by the General Partner, of the cash proceeds or other consideration received from such issuance (or property acquired with such proceeds), if the cash proceeds actually received by the General Partner are less than the gross proceeds of such issuance as a result of any underwriters discount or other expenses paid or incurred in connection with such issuance, then the General Partner shall be deemed to have made a Capital Contribution to the Partnership in the amount equal to the sum of the cash proceeds of such issuance plus the amount of such underwriters discount and other expenses paid by the General Partner (which discount and expense shall be treated as an expense for the benefit of the Partnership for purposes of Section 7.4).
Section 4.4 Stock Option Plans .
A. Options Granted to Persons other than Partnership Employees . If at any time or from time to time, in connection with any Stock Option Plan, a stock option granted for stock in the General Partner to a Person other than a Partnership Employee is duly exercised:
(1) The General Partner, shall, as soon as practicable after such exercise, make a Capital Contribution to the Partnership in an amount equal to the exercise price paid to the General Partner by such exercising party in connection with the exercise of such stock option.
(2) Notwithstanding the amount of the Capital Contribution actually made pursuant to Section 4.4.A(1) hereof, the General Partner shall be deemed to have contributed to the Partnership as a Capital Contribution, in lieu of the Capital Contribution actually made and in consideration of an additional Limited Partner Interest (expressed in and as additional Common Units), an amount equal to the Value of a REIT Share as of the date of exercise multiplied by the number of REIT Shares then being issued in connection with the exercise of such stock option.
(3) An equitable Percentage Interest adjustment shall be made in which the General Partner shall be treated as having made a cash contribution equal to the amount described in Section 4.4.A(2) hereof.
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B. Options Granted to Partnership Employees . If at any time or from time to time, in connection with any Stock Option Plan, a stock option granted for stock in the General Partner to a Partnership Employee is duly exercised:
(1) The General Partner shall sell to the Optionee, and the Optionee shall purchase from the General Partner, for a cash price per share equal to the Value of a REIT Share at the time of the exercise, the number of REIT Shares equal to (a) the exercise price payable by the Optionee in connection with the exercise of such stock option divided by (b) the Value of a REIT Share at the time of such exercise.
(2) The General Partner shall sell to the Partnership (or if the Optionee is an employee or other service provider of a Partnership Subsidiary, the General Partner shall sell to such Partnership Subsidiary), and the Partnership (or such subsidiary, as applicable) shall purchase from the General Partner, a number of REIT Shares equal to (a) the number of REIT Shares as to which such stock option is being exercised less (b) the number of REIT Shares sold pursuant to Section 4.4.B(1) hereof. The purchase price per REIT Share for such sale of REIT Shares to the Partnership (or such subsidiary) shall be the Value of a REIT Share as of the date of exercise of such stock option.
(3) The Partnership shall transfer to the Optionee (or if the Optionee is an employee or other service provider of a Partnership Subsidiary, the Partnership Subsidiary shall transfer to the Optionee) at no additional cost, as additional compensation, the number of REIT Shares described in Section 4.4.B(2) hereof.
(4) The General Partner shall, as soon as practicable after such exercise, make a Capital Contribution to the Partnership of an amount equal to all proceeds received (from whatever source, but excluding any payment in respect of payroll taxes or other withholdings) by the General Partner in connection with the exercise of such stock option. An equitable Percentage Interest adjustment shall be made as a result of such contribution.
C. Future Stock Incentive Plans . Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed or applied to preclude or restrain the General Partner from adopting, modifying or terminating stock incentive plans for the benefit of employees, directors or other business associates of the General Partner, the Partnership or any of their Affiliates. The Partners acknowledge and agree that, in the event that any such plan is adopted, modified or terminated by the General Partner, amendments to this Section 4.4 may become necessary or advisable and that any approval or Consent to any such amendments requested by the General Partner shall be deemed granted by the Limited Partners.
Section 4.5 Dividend Reinvestment Plan, Cash Option Purchase Plan, Stock Incentive Plan or Other Plan . Except as may otherwise be provided in this Article 4, all amounts received or deemed received by the General Partner in respect of any dividend reinvestment plan, cash option purchase plan, stock incentive or other stock or subscription plan or agreement, either (a) shall be utilized by the General Partner to effect open market purchases of REIT Shares, or (b) if the General Partner elects instead to issue new REIT Shares with respect to such amounts, shall be contributed by the General Partner to the Partnership in exchange for additional Common Units. Upon such contribution, the Partnership will issue to the General Partner a number of Common Units equal in value to the product of (i) the Value as of the date of issuance of each REIT Share so issued by the General Partner multiplied by (ii) the number of REIT Shares so issued.
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Section 4.6 No Interest; No Return . No Partner shall be entitled to interest on its Capital Contribution or on such Partners Capital Account. Except as provided herein or by law, no Partner shall have any right to demand or receive the return of its Capital Contribution from the Partnership.
Section 4.7 Conversion or Redemption of Capital Shares .
A. Conversion of Capital Shares . If, at any time, any of the Capital Shares are converted into REIT Shares, in whole or in part, then a number of Partnership Units with preferences, conversion and other rights, voting powers, restrictions, limitations as to dividends and other distributions, qualifications and terms and conditions of redemption that are substantially the same as the preferences, conversion and other rights, voting powers, restrictions, limitations as to distributions, qualifications and terms and conditions of redemption of such Capital Shares ( Partnership Equivalent Units ) equal to the number of Capital Shares so converted shall automatically be converted into a number of Common Units equal to (i) the number of REIT Shares issued upon such conversion divided by (ii) the Adjustment Factor then in effect, and the Percentage Interests of the General Partner and the Limited Partners shall be adjusted to reflect such conversion.
B. Redemption of Capital Shares or REIT Shares . If, at any time, any Capital Shares are redeemed (whether by exercise of a put or call, automatically or by means of another arrangement) by the General Partner for cash, the Partnership shall, immediately prior to such redemption of Capital Shares, redeem an equal number of Partnership Equivalent Units held by the General Partner upon the same terms and for the same price per Partnership Equivalent Unit as such Capital Shares are redeemed. If, at any time, any REIT Shares are redeemed or otherwise repurchased by the General Partner for cash pursuant to Article VI of the Charter, the Partnership shall, immediately prior to such redemption of REIT Shares, redeem an equal number of Common Units held by the General Partner upon the same terms and for the same price per Common Unit as such REIT Shares are redeemed.
Section 4.8 Other Contribution Provisions . In the event that any Partner is admitted to the Partnership and is given a Capital Account in exchange for services rendered to the Partnership, such transaction shall be treated by the Partnership and the affected Partner as if the Partnership had compensated such partner in cash and such Partner had contributed the cash that the Partner would have received to the capital of the Partnership. In addition, with the consent of the General Partner, one or more Partners may enter into contribution agreements with the Partnership which have the effect of providing a guarantee of certain obligations of the Partnership (and/or a wholly owned Subsidiary of the Partnership).
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ARTICLE 5
DISTRIBUTIONS
Section 5.1 Requirement and Characterization of Distributions . Subject to the terms of Section 16.3 and/or the rights of any Holder of any Partnership Interest set forth in a Partnership Unit Designation, the General Partner shall cause the Partnership to distribute quarterly all, or such portion as the General Partner may in its sole and absolute discretion determine, of Available Cash generated by the Partnership during such quarter to the Holders on the Partnership Record Date with respect to such quarter:
(i) First , with respect to any Partnership Units that are entitled to any preference in distribution, in accordance with the rights of such class(es) of Partnership Units (and, within such class(es), among the Holders pro rata in proportion to their respective Percentage Interests in each class of Partnership Units held on such Partnership Record Date); and
(ii) Second , with respect to any Partnership Units that are not entitled to any preference in distribution, in accordance with the rights of such class of Partnership Units, as applicable (and, within such class, among the Holders pro rata in proportion to their respective Percentage Interests in such class of Partnership Units held on such Partnership Record Date).
Distributions payable with respect to any Partnership Units that were not outstanding during the entire quarterly period in respect of which any distribution is made, other than any Partnership Units issued to the General Partner in connection with the issuance of REIT Shares by the General Partner, shall be prorated based on the portion of the period that such Partnership Units were outstanding. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the General Partner, in its sole and absolute discretion, may cause the Partnership to distribute Available Cash to the Holders on a more or less frequent basis than quarterly and provide for an appropriate record date. The General Partner shall make such reasonable efforts, as determined by it in its sole and absolute discretion and consistent with the General Partners qualification as a REIT, to cause the Partnership to distribute sufficient amounts to enable the General Partner, for so long as the General Partner has determined to qualify as a REIT, to pay stockholder dividends that will (a) satisfy the requirements for qualifying as a REIT under the Code and Regulations (the REIT Requirements ) and (b) except to the extent otherwise determined by the General Partner, eliminate any Federal income or excise tax liability of the General Partner.
Section 5.2 Distributions in Kind . Except as expressly provided herein, no right is given to any Holder to demand and receive property other than cash as provided in this Agreement. The General Partner may determine, in its sole and absolute discretion, to make a distribution in kind of Partnership assets to the Holders, 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 hereof; provided , however , that the General Partner shall not make a distribution in kind to any Holder unless the Holder has been given 90 days prior written notice of such distribution.
Section 5.3 Amounts Withheld . All amounts withheld pursuant to the Code or any provisions of any state, local or non-United States tax law and Section 10.4 hereof with respect to any allocation, payment or distribution to any Holder shall be treated as amounts paid or distributed to such Holder pursuant to Section 5.1 hereof for all purposes under this Agreement.
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Section 5.4 Distributions Upon Liquidation . Notwithstanding the other provisions of this Article 5, net proceeds from a Terminating Capital Transaction, and any other cash received or reductions in reserves made after commencement of the liquidation of the Partnership, shall be distributed to the Holders in accordance with Section 13.2 hereof.
Section 5.5 Distributions to Reflect Additional Partnership Units . In the event that the Partnership issues additional Partnership Units pursuant to the provisions of Article 4 hereof, the General Partner is hereby authorized to make such revisions to Articles 5, 6 and 12 hereof as it determines are necessary or desirable to reflect the issuance of such additional Partnership Units, including, without limitation, making preferential distributions to certain classes of Partnership Units.
Section 5.6 Restricted Distributions . Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained in this Agreement, neither the Partnership nor the General Partner, on behalf of the Partnership, shall make a distribution to any Holder if such distribution would violate the Act or other applicable law.
ARTICLE 6
ALLOCATIONS
Section 6.1 Timing and Amount of Allocations of Net Income and Net Loss . Net Income and Net Loss of the Partnership shall be determined and allocated with respect to each Partnership Year as of the end of each such year, provided , that the General Partner may in its discretion allocate Net Income and Net Loss for a shorter period as of the end of such period (and, for purposes of this Article 6, references to the term Partnership Year may include such shorter periods). Except to the extent otherwise provided in this Article 6, and subject to Section 11.6.C hereof, an allocation to a Holder of a share of Net Income or Net Loss shall be treated as an allocation of the same share of each item of income, gain, loss or deduction that is taken into account in computing Net Income or Net Loss.
Section 6.2 Allocations of Net Income and Net Loss .
A. In General . Except as otherwise provided in this Article 6 and Section 11.6.C, Net Income and Net Loss allocable with respect to a class of Partnership Interests shall be allocated to each of the Holders holding such class of Partnership Interests in accordance with their respective Percentage Interest of such class.
B. Net Income . Except as provided in Sections 6.2.E, 6.2.F and 6.3, Net Income (or in the case of clause (iv) below, Adjusted Net Income) for any Partnership Year shall be allocated in the following manner and order of priority:
(i) First, 100% to the General Partner in an amount equal to the remainder, if any, of the cumulative Net Losses allocated to the General Partner pursuant to clause (iv) in Section 6.2.C for all prior Partnership Years minus the cumulative Net Income allocated to the General Partner pursuant to this clause (i) for all prior Partnership Years;
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(ii) Second, 100% to each Holder in an amount equal to the remainder, if any, of the cumulative Net Losses allocated to each such Holder pursuant to clause (iii) in Section 6.2.C for all prior Partnership Years minus the cumulative Net Income allocated to such Holder pursuant to this clause (ii) for all prior Partnership Years;
(iii) Third, 100% to the Holders of Series A Preferred Units in an amount equal to the remainder, if any, of the cumulative Net Losses allocated to such Holder pursuant to clause (ii) in Section 6.2.C for all prior Partnership Years minus the cumulative Net Income allocated to such Holders pursuant to this clause (iii) for all prior Partnership Years;
(iv) Fourth, 100% of the Adjusted Net Income (or Net Income to the extent there is insufficient Adjusted Net Income) to the Holders of Series A Preferred Units in an amount equal to the sum of an amount equal to the cumulative Series A Priority Return to the last day of the current Partnership Year or to the date of redemption or conversion, to the extent Series A Preferred Units are redeemed or converted during such year, over the cumulative Adjusted Net Income (or Net Income) allocated to the Holders of such units pursuant to this clause (iv) for all prior Partnership Years
(v) Fifth, 100% to the Holders of Common Units in an amount equal to the remainder, if any, of the cumulative Net Losses allocated to each such Holder pursuant to clause (i) in Section 6.2.C for all prior Partnership Years minus the cumulative Net Income allocated to each Holder pursuant to this clause (v) for all prior Partnership Years; and
(vi) Sixth, 100% to the Holders of Common Units in accordance with their respective Percentage Interests in the Common Units.
To the extent the allocations of Net Income set forth above in any paragraph of this Section 6.2.B are not sufficient to entirely satisfy the allocation set forth in such paragraph, such allocation shall be made in proportion to the total amount that would have been allocated pursuant to such paragraph without regard to such shortfall.
C. Net Loss . Except as provided in Sections 6.2.E, 6.2.F and 6.3, Net Losses for any Partnership Year shall be allocated in the following manner and order of priority:
(i) First, 100% to the Holders of Common Units in accordance with their respective Percentage Interests in the Common Units (to the extent consistent with this clause (i)) until the Adjusted Capital Account (ignoring for this purpose any amounts a Holder is obligated to contribute to the capital of the Partnership or is deemed obligated to restore pursuant to Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(c)(2) and ignoring the portion of any such Holders Capital Account attributable to Series A Preferred Units) of all such Holders is zero;
(ii) Second, 100% to the Holders of Series A Preferred Units, pro rata to each such Holders Adjusted Capital Account (ignoring for this purpose any amounts a Holder is obligated to contribute to the capital of the Partnership or is deemed obligated to restore pursuant to Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(c)(2)), until the Adjusted Capital Account (as so modified) of each such Holder is zero;
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(iii) Third , 100% to the Holders (other than the General Partner) to the extent of, and in proportion to, the positive balance (if any) in their Adjusted Capital Accounts; and
(iv) Fourth , 100% to the General Partner.
D. Allocations to Reflect Issuance of Additional Partnership Interests . In the event that the Partnership issues additional Partnership Interests to the General Partner or any Additional Limited Partner pursuant to Section 4.2 or 4.3, the General Partner shall make such revisions to this Section 6.2 or to Section 12.2.C or 13.2.A as it determines are necessary to reflect the terms of the issuance of such additional Partnership Interests, including making preferential allocations to certain classes of Partnership Interests, subject to Article 16 below and the terms of any Partnership Unit Designation with respect to Partnership Interests then outstanding.
E. Special Allocations Regarding Preferred Units . Subject to Sections 6.2.F and 6.3, if any Preferred Units are redeemed pursuant to Section 4.7.B hereof (treating a full liquidation of the General Partners General Partner Interest for purposes of this Section 6.2.E as including a redemption of any then outstanding Preferred Units pursuant to Section 4.7.B hereof) or Section 16.5, for the Partnership Year that includes such redemption (and, if necessary, for subsequent Partnership Years) (a) gross income and gain (in such relative proportions as the General Partner in its discretion shall determine) shall be allocated to the holder(s) of such Preferred Units to the extent that the redemption amounts paid or payable with respect to the Preferred Units so redeemed (or treated as redeemed) exceeds the aggregate Capital Account balances allocable to the Preferred Units so redeemed (or treated as redeemed) and (b) deductions and losses (in such relative proportions as the General Partner in its discretion shall determine) shall be allocated to the holder(s) of such Preferred Units to the extent that the aggregate Capital Account balances allocable to the Preferred Units so redeemed (or treated as redeemed) exceeds the redemption amount paid or payable with respect to the Preferred Units so redeemed (or treated as redeemed).
F. Special Allocations Upon Liquidation . Notwithstanding any provision in this Article 6 to the contrary but subject to Section 6.3, in the event that the Partnership disposes of all or substantially all of its assets in a transaction that will lead to a liquidation of the Partnership pursuant to Article 13 hereof, then any Net Income or Net Loss realized in connection with such transaction and thereafter (and, in the discretion of the General Partner, constituent items of income, gain, loss and deduction) shall be specially allocated for such Partnership Year (and to the extent permitted by Section 761(c) of the Code, for the immediately preceding Partnership Year) among the Holders as required so as to cause liquidating distributions pursuant to Section 13.2.A hereof to be made in the same amounts and proportions as would have resulted had such distributions instead been made pursuant to Article 5 hereof.
G. Offsetting Allocations . Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 6.1, 6.2.B and 6.2.C, but subject to Sections 6.3 and 6.4, in the event Net Income or items thereof are being allocated to a Partner to offset prior Net Loss or items thereof which have been allocated to such Partner, the General Partner shall attempt to allocate such offsetting Net Income or items thereof which are of the same or similar character (including without limitation Section 704(b) book items versus tax items) to the original allocations with respect to such Partner.
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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 hereof, or any other provision of this Article 6, if there is a net decrease in Partnership Minimum Gain during any Partnership Year, each Holder shall be specially allocated items of Partnership income and gain for such year (and, if necessary, subsequent years) in an amount equal to such Holders share of the net decrease in Partnership 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 Holder 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 Regulations Section 1.704-2(f) and shall be interpreted consistently therewith.
(ii) Partner Minimum Gain Chargeback . Except as otherwise provided in Regulations Section 1.704-2(i)(4) or in Section 6.3.A(i) hereof, if there is a net decrease in Partner Minimum Gain attributable to a Partner Nonrecourse Debt during any Partnership Year, each Holder who has a share of the Partner Minimum Gain attributable to such Partner Nonrecourse Debt, determined in accordance with Regulations Section 1.704-2(i)(5), shall be specially allocated items of Partnership income and gain for such year (and, if necessary, subsequent years) in an amount equal to such Holders share of the net decrease in Partner Minimum Gain attributable to such Partner Nonrecourse Debt, determined in accordance with Regulations Section 1.704-2(i)(4). Allocations pursuant to the previous sentence shall be made in proportion to the respective amounts required to be allocated to each Holder 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 Regulations Section 1.704-2(i) and shall be interpreted consistently therewith.
(iii) Nonrecourse Deductions and Partner Nonrecourse Deductions . Any Nonrecourse Deductions for any Partnership Year shall be specially allocated to the Holders in accordance with their respective Percentage Interests with respect to Common Units. Any Partner Nonrecourse Deductions for any Partnership Year shall be specially allocated to the Holder(s) who bears the economic risk of loss with respect to the Partner Nonrecourse Debt to which such Partner Nonrecourse Deductions are attributable, in accordance with Regulations Section 1.704-2(i).
(iv) Qualified Income Offset . If any Holder unexpectedly receives an adjustment, allocation or distribution described in Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(4), (5) or (6), items of Partnership income and gain shall be specially allocated, in accordance with Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d), to such Holder in an amount and manner sufficient to eliminate, to the extent required by such Regulations, the Adjusted Capital Account Deficit of such Holder 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 Holder would have an
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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 the 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 Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d) and shall be interpreted consistently therewith.
(v) Gross Income Allocation . In the event that any Holder has a deficit Capital Account at the end of any Partnership Year that is in excess of the sum of (1) the amount (if any) that such Holder is obligated to restore to the Partnership upon complete liquidation of such Holders Partnership Interest (including, the Holders interest in outstanding Preferred Units and other Partnership Units) and (2) the amount that such Holder 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 Holder shall be specially allocated items of Partnership income and gain in the amount of such excess to eliminate such deficit 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 Holder 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) hereof were not in the Agreement.
(vi) Limitation on Allocation of Net Loss . To the extent that any allocation of Net Loss would cause or increase an Adjusted Capital Account Deficit as to any Holder, such allocation of Net Loss shall be reallocated (x) first, among the other Holders of Common Units in accordance with their respective Percentage Interests with respect to Common Units and (y) thereafter, among the Holders of other classes of Partnership Units as determined by the General Partner, subject to the limitations of this Section 6.3.A(vi).
(vii) Section 754 Adjustment . To the extent that an adjustment to the adjusted tax basis of any Partnership 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 Holder in complete liquidation of its interest in the Partnership, 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 Holders in accordance with their interests in the Partnership in the event that Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m)(2) applies, or to the Holder(s) to whom such distribution was made in the event that Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m)(4) applies.
(viii) Curative Allocations . The allocations set forth in Sections 6.3.A(i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi) and (vii) hereof (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 hereof, the Regulatory Allocations shall be taken into account in allocating other items of income, gain, loss and deduction among the Holders so that to the extent possible without violating the requirements giving rise to the Regulatory Allocations, the net amount of such allocations of other items and the Regulatory Allocations to each Holder shall be equal to the net amount that would have been allocated to each such Holder if the Regulatory Allocations had not occurred.
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B. Allocation of Excess Nonrecourse Liabilities . For purposes of determining a Holders proportional share of the excess nonrecourse liabilities of the Partnership within the meaning of Regulations Section 1.752-3(a)(3), each Holders respective interest in Partnership profits shall be equal to such Holders Percentage Interest with respect to Common Units, except as otherwise determined by the General Partner.
Section 6.4 Tax Allocations .
A. In General . Except as otherwise provided in this Section 6.4, for income tax purposes under the Code and the Regulations, each Partnership item of income, gain, loss and deduction (collectively, Tax Items ) shall be allocated among the Holders in the same manner as its correlative item of book income, gain, loss or deduction is allocated pursuant to Sections 6.2 and 6.3 hereof.
B. Section 704(c) Allocations . Notwithstanding Section 6.4.A hereof, Tax Items with respect to Property that is contributed to the Partnership with a Gross Asset Value that varies from its basis in the hands of the contributing Partner immediately preceding the date of contribution shall be allocated among the Holders for income tax purposes pursuant to Regulations promulgated under Code Section 704(c) so as to take into account such variation. The Partnership shall account for such variation under any method approved under Code Section 704(c) and the applicable Regulations as chosen by the General Partner. In the event that the Gross Asset Value of any Partnership asset is adjusted pursuant to subsection (b) of the definition of Gross Asset Value (provided in Article 1 hereof), subsequent allocations of Tax Items with respect to such asset shall take account of the variation, if any, between the adjusted basis of such asset and its Gross Asset Value in the same manner as under Code Section 704(c) and the applicable Regulations and using the method chosen by the General Partner. Allocations pursuant to this Section 6.4.B are solely for purposes of Federal, state and local income taxes and shall not affect, or in any way be taken into account in computing, any Partners Capital Account or share of Net Income, Net Loss, or any other items or distributions pursuant to any provision of this Agreement.
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 Partnership are and shall be exclusively vested in the General Partner, and no Limited Partner shall have any right or obligation to participate in or exercise control or management power over the business and affairs of the Partnership, or any liability in connection with the General Partners exercise of such control and management power. The General Partner may not be removed by the Partners, with or without cause, except with the consent of the General Partner.
In addition to the powers now or hereafter granted a general partner of a limited partnership under applicable law or that are granted to the General Partner under any other provision of this Agreement, the General Partner, subject to the other provisions hereof including,
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without limitation, Section 3.1, Section 3.2, and Section 7.3, shall have full and exclusive power and authority, without the consent or approval of any Limited Partner, to do all things deemed necessary or desirable by it to conduct the business of the Partnership, to exercise or direct the exercise of all of the powers of the Partnership under the Act and this Agreement and to effectuate the purposes set forth in Section 3.1 hereof, including, without limitation:
(1) the making of any expenditures, the lending or borrowing of money or selling of assets (including, without limitation, making prepayments on loans and borrowing money to permit the Partnership to make distributions to the Holders in such amounts as will permit the General Partner (so long as the General Partner qualifies as a REIT) to prevent the imposition of any Federal income tax on the General Partner (including, for this purpose, any excise tax pursuant to Code Section 4981) and to make distributions to its stockholders sufficient to permit the General Partner to maintain REIT status or otherwise to satisfy the REIT Requirements), 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 deed to secure debt, mortgage, deed of trust or other lien or encumbrance on the Partnerships assets) and the incurring of any obligations that the General Partner deems necessary for the conduct of the activities of the Partnership;
(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 Partnership;
(3) the taking of any and all acts necessary or prudent to ensure that the Partnership will not be classified as a publicly traded partnership taxable as a corporation under Code Section 7704;
(4) subject to Section 11.2 and Section 16.7 hereof, the acquisition, sale, transfer, exchange or other disposition of any, all or substantially all of the assets (including the goodwill) of the Partnership (including, but not limited to, the exercise or grant of any conversion, option, privilege or subscription right or any other right available in connection with any assets at any time held by the Partnership) or the merger, consolidation, reorganization or other combination of the Partnership with or into another entity;
(5) the mortgage, pledge, encumbrance or hypothecation of any assets of the Partnership, the assignment of any assets of the Partnership in trust for creditors or on the promise of the assignee to pay the debts of the Partnership, the use of the assets of the Partnership (including, without limitation, cash on hand) for any purpose consistent with the terms of this Agreement and on any terms that the General Partner sees fit, including, without limitation, the financing of the operations and activities of the General Partner, the Partnership or any of the Partnerships Subsidiaries, the lending of funds to other Persons (including, without limitation, the General Partner and/or the Partnerships Subsidiaries) and the repayment of obligations of the Partnership, its Subsidiaries and any other Person in which the Partnership has an equity investment, and the making of capital contributions to and equity investments in the Partnerships Subsidiaries;
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(6) the management, operation, leasing, landscaping, repair, alteration, demolition, replacement or improvement of any Property;
(7) the negotiation, execution and performance of any contracts, including leases (including ground leases), easements, management agreements, rights of way and other property-related agreements, conveyances or other instruments that the General Partner considers useful or necessary to the conduct of the Partnerships operations or the implementation of the General Partners powers under this Agreement, including contracting with contractors, developers, consultants, governmental authorities, accountants, legal counsel, other professional advisors and other agents and the payment of their expenses and compensation, as applicable, out of the Partnerships assets;
(8) the distribution of Partnership cash or other Partnership assets in accordance with this Agreement, the holding, management, investment and reinvestment of cash and other assets of the Partnership, and the collection and receipt of revenues, rents and income of the Partnership;
(9) the selection and dismissal of employees of the Partnership (if any) or the General Partner (including, without limitation, employees having titles or offices such as president, vice president, secretary and treasurer), and agents, outside attorneys, accountants, consultants and contractors of the Partnership or the General Partner and the determination of their compensation and other terms of employment or hiring;
(10) the maintenance of such insurance (including, without limitation, directors and officers insurance) for the benefit of the Partnership and the Partners (including, without limitation, the General Partner) as the General Partner deems necessary or appropriate;
(11) the formation of, or acquisition of an interest in, and the contribution of property to, any further limited or general partnerships, limited liability companies, 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 the General Partner has an equity investment from time to time); provided , however , that, as long as the General Partner has determined to continue to qualify as a REIT, the Partnership will not engage in any such formation, acquisition or contribution that would cause the General Partner to fail to qualify as a REIT;
(12) the control of any matters affecting the rights and obligations of the Partnership, 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 Partnership, the commencement or defense of suits, legal proceedings, administrative proceedings, arbitrations or other forms of dispute resolution, and the representation of the Partnership 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;
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(13) the undertaking of any action in connection with the Partnerships direct or indirect investment in any Subsidiary or any other Person (including, without limitation, the contribution or loan of funds by the Partnership to such Persons);
(14) the determination of the fair market value of any Partnership property distributed in kind using such reasonable method of valuation as the General Partner may adopt; provided , however , that such methods are otherwise consistent with the requirements of this Agreement;
(15) the enforcement of any rights against any Partner pursuant to representations, warranties, covenants and indemnities relating to such Partners contribution of property or assets to the Partnership;
(16) 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 Partnership;
(17) the exercise of any of the powers of the General Partner enumerated in this Agreement on behalf of or in connection with any Subsidiary of the Partnership or any other Person in which the Partnership has a direct or indirect interest, or jointly with any such Subsidiary or other Person;
(18) the exercise of any of the powers of the General Partner enumerated in this Agreement on behalf of any Person in which the Partnership does not have an interest, pursuant to contractual or other arrangements with such Person;
(19) 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, confessions of judgment or any other legal instruments or agreements in writing necessary or appropriate in the judgment of the General Partner for the accomplishment of any of the powers of the General Partner enumerated in this Agreement;
(20) the issuance of additional Partnership Units in connection with Capital Contributions by Additional Limited Partners and additional Capital Contributions by Partners pursuant to Article 4 hereof;
(21) an election to dissolve the Partnership pursuant to Section 13.1.B hereof;
(22) the distribution of cash to acquire Common Units held by a Common Limited Partner in connection with a Common Redemption under Section 15.1 hereof;
(23) the distribution of cash to acquire Series A Preferred Units held by a Series A Limited Partner in connection with a Series A Redemption under Section 16.5 hereof; and
(24) an election to acquire Tendered Common Units or Tendered Series A Units in exchange for REIT Shares.
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B. Each of the Limited Partners agrees that, except as provided in Section 7.3 hereof, the General Partner is authorized to execute, deliver and perform the above-mentioned agreements and transactions on behalf of the Partnership without any further act, approval or vote of the Partners or any other Persons, notwithstanding any other provision of the Act or any applicable law, rule or regulation.
C. At all times from and after the date hereof, the General Partner may cause the Partnership to obtain and maintain (i) casualty, liability and other insurance on the Properties of the Partnership and (ii) liability insurance for the Indemnitees hereunder.
D. At all times from and after the date hereof, the General Partner may cause the Partnership to establish and maintain working capital and other reserves in such amounts as the General Partner, in its sole and absolute discretion, deems appropriate and reasonable from time to time.
E. In exercising its authority under this Agreement and subject to Section 7.8.B, the General Partner may, but shall be under no obligation to, take into account the tax consequences to any Partner of any action taken (or not taken) by it. The General Partner and the Partnership shall not have liability to a Limited Partner under any circumstances as a result of any tax liability incurred by such Limited Partner as a result of an action (or inaction) by the General Partner pursuant to its authority under this Agreement.
Section 7.2 Certificate of Limited Partnership . To the extent that such action is determined by the General Partner to be reasonable and necessary or appropriate, the General Partner shall file amendments to and restatements of the Certificate and do all the things to maintain the Partnership as a limited partnership (or a partnership in which the limited partners have limited liability) under the laws of the State of Maryland and each other state, the District of Columbia or any other jurisdiction, in which the Partnership may elect to do business or own property. Subject to the terms of Section 8.5.A hereof, the General Partner shall not be required, before or after filing, to deliver or mail a copy of the Certificate or any amendment thereto to any Limited Partner. The General Partner 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 partnership (or a partnership in which the limited partners have limited liability to the extent provided by applicable law) in the State of Maryland and any other state, or the District of Columbia or other jurisdiction, in which the Partnership may elect to do business or own property.
Section 7.3 Restrictions on General Partners Authority .
A. Proscriptions . The General Partner may not take any action in contravention of this Agreement, including, without limitation:
(1) take any action that would make it impossible to carry on the ordinary business of the Partnership, except as otherwise provided in this Agreement;
(2) possess Partnership property, or assign any rights in specific Partnership property, for other than a Partnership purpose except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, including, without limitation, Section 7.10;
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(3) admit a Person as a Partner, except as otherwise provided in this Agreement;
(4) perform any act that would subject a Limited Partner to liability as a general partner in any jurisdiction or any other liability except as provided herein or under the Act; or
(5) enter into any contract, mortgage, loan or other agreement that expressly prohibits or restricts, or that has the effect of prohibiting or restricting, (a) the General Partner or the Partnership from performing its specific obligations under Section 15.1 or Section 16.5.A hereof in full, (b) a Common Limited Partner from exercising its rights under Section 15.1 hereof to effect a Common Redemption in full or (c) a Series A Limited Partner from exercising its rights under (x) Section 16.5.A hereof to effect a Series A Redemption in full or (y) under Section 16.6 hereof to effect a Series A Conversion, except, in the case of any of clauses (a), (b) or (c), with the written consent of any Limited Partner affected by the prohibition or restriction.
B. Actions Requiring Consent of the Partners . Except as provided in Section 7.3.C hereof, the General Partner shall not, without the prior Consent of the Partners, amend, modify or terminate this Agreement.
C. Amendments without Consent . Notwithstanding Sections 7.3.B and 14.2 hereof but subject to the terms of any Partnership Unit Designation with respect to Partnership Interests then outstanding, the General Partner shall have the power, without the Consent of the Partners, 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 General Partner or surrender any right or power granted to the General Partner or any Affiliate of the General Partner for the benefit of the Limited Partners;
(2) to reflect the admission, substitution or withdrawal of Partners, the Transfer of any Partnership Interest or the termination of the Partnership in accordance with this Agreement, and to amend Exhibit A in connection with such admission, substitution, withdrawal or Transfer;
(3) to reflect a change that is of an inconsequential nature or does not adversely affect the Limited Partners 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;
(4) subject to Section 16.7, to set forth or amend the designations, preferences, conversion or other rights, voting powers, restrictions, limitations as to distributions, qualifications or terms or conditions of redemption of the Holders of any additional Partnership Interests issued pursuant to Article 4;
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(5) to reflect the termination of the class of Series A Preferred Units if and from the time that all of the Series A Preferred Units shall no longer be, or be deemed to be, outstanding for any purpose;
(6) 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 (collectively, Legal Requirements );
(7) (a) to reflect such changes as are reasonably necessary for the General Partner to maintain its status as a REIT or to satisfy the REIT Requirements or (b) to reflect the Transfer of all or any part of a Partnership Interest among the General Partner and any Disregarded Entity with respect to the General Partner;
(8) to modify either or both of the manner in which items of Net Income or Net Loss are allocated pursuant to Article 6 or the manner in which Capital Accounts are adjusted, computed, or maintained (but in each case only to the extent otherwise provided in this Agreement); or
(9) the issuance of additional Partnership Interests in accordance with Section 4.2.
The General Partner will provide reasonably prompt advance written notice to the Limited Partners whenever the General Partner proposes to take any of the foregoing actions under this Section 7.3.C.
D. Actions Requiring Consent of Affected Partners . Notwithstanding Sections 7.3.B, 7.3.C and 14.2 hereof, this Agreement shall not be amended, and no action may be taken by the General Partner, without the consent of each Partner adversely affected thereby, if such amendment or action would: (i) convert a Limited Partner Interest in the Partnership into a General Partner Interest (except as a result of the General Partner acquiring such Partnership Interest); (ii) modify the limited liability of a Limited Partner; (iii) alter the rights of any Partner to receive the distributions to which such Partner is entitled, pursuant to Article 5, Section 13.2.A, or Article 16 hereof, or alter the allocations specified in Article 6 hereof (except, in any case, as permitted pursuant to Sections 4.2, 7.3.C and Article 6 hereof); (iv) alter or modify the redemption rights, conversion rights, Common Unit Cash Amount or Common Unit REIT Shares Amount as set forth in Section 15.1, Section 16.5 and Section 16.6 hereof, or amend or modify any related definitions; (v) alter or modify Section 11.2 hereof; (vi) remove, alter or amend the powers and restrictions related to REIT Requirements or permitting the General Partner to avoid paying tax under Code Sections 857 or 4981 contained in Sections 3.1, 3.2, 7.1 and 7.3; (vii) reduce any Limited Partners rights to indemnification; (viii) create any liability of any Limited Partner not already provided in this Agreement; or (ix) amend this Section 7.3.D. Further, no amendment may alter the restrictions on the General Partners authority set forth elsewhere in this Agreement without the consent specified therein. Any such amendment or action consented to by any Partner shall be effective as to that Partner, notwithstanding the absence of such consent by any other Partner.
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Section 7.4 Reimbursement of the General Partner.
A. The General Partner shall not be compensated for its services as General Partner of the Partnership except as provided in this Agreement (including the provisions of Articles 5 and 6 hereof regarding distributions, payments and allocations to which the General Partner may be entitled in its capacity as the General Partner).
B. Subject to Sections 7.4.C and 15.12 hereof, the Partnership shall be liable for, and shall reimburse the General Partner on a monthly basis, or such other basis as the General Partner may determine in its sole and absolute discretion, for all sums expended in connection with the Partnerships business, including, without limitation, (i) expenses relating to the ownership of interests in and management and operation of, or for the benefit of, the Partnership, (ii) compensation of officers and employees, including, without limitation, payments under future compensation plans, of the General Partner or the Partnership that may provide for stock units, or phantom stock, pursuant to which employees of the General Partner or the Partnership will receive payments based upon dividends on or the value of REIT Shares, (iii) director or manager fees and expenses of the General Partner or its Affiliates, and (iv) all costs and expenses of the General Partner being a public company, including costs of filings with the SEC, reports and other distributions to its stockholders; provided , however , that the amount of any reimbursement shall be reduced by any interest earned by the General Partner with respect to bank accounts or other instruments or accounts held by it on behalf of the Partnership as permitted pursuant to Section 7.3 hereof; and, provided , further , that the General Partner shall not be reimbursed for expenses it incurs relating to the organization of the Partnership and the General Partner or the initial public offering. Such reimbursements shall be in addition to any reimbursement of the General Partner as a result of indemnification pursuant to Section 7.7 hereof.
C. To the extent practicable, Partnership expenses shall be billed directly to and paid by the Partnership and, subject to Section 15.12 hereof, if and to the extent any reimbursements to the General Partner or any of its Affiliates by the Partnership pursuant to this Section 7.4 constitute gross income to such Person (as opposed to the repayment of advances made by such Person on behalf of the Partnership), such amounts shall be treated as guaranteed payments within the meaning of Code Section 707(c) and shall not be treated as distributions for purposes of computing the Partners Capital Accounts.
Section 7.5 Outside Activities of the General Partner. The General Partner shall not, directly or indirectly, enter into or conduct any business, other than in connection with, (a) the ownership, acquisition and disposition of Partnership Interests as the General Partner, (b) the management of the business of the Partnership, (c) the operation of the General Partner as a reporting company with a class (or classes) of securities registered under the Exchange Act, (d) its operations as a REIT, (e) the offering, sale, syndication, private placement or public offering of stock, bonds, securities or other interests related to the Partnership or its assets or activities or the activities of the General Partner in its capacity as general partner of the Partnership, (f) financing or refinancing of any type related to the Partnership or its assets or activities, and (g) such activities as are incidental thereto; provided , however , that, except as otherwise provided herein, any funds raised by the General Partner pursuant to the preceding clauses (e) and (g) shall be made available to the Partnership, whether as Capital Contributions, loans or otherwise, as appropriate; and, provided , further , that the General Partner may, in its sole and absolute discretion, from time to time hold or acquire assets in its own name or
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otherwise other than through the Partnership so long as the General Partner takes commercially reasonable measures to ensure that the economic benefits and burdens of such Property are otherwise vested in the Partnership, whether through assignment, mortgage loan or otherwise or, if it is not commercially reasonable to vest such economic interests in the Partnership, the Partners shall negotiate in good faith to amend this Agreement, including, without limitation, the definition of Adjustment Factor, to reflect such activities and the direct ownership of assets by the General Partner. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to prohibit the General Partner from executing guarantees of Partnership debt. The General Partner and all Disregarded Entities with respect to the General Partner, taken as a group, shall not own any assets or take title to assets (other than temporarily in connection with an acquisition prior to contributing such assets to the Partnership) other than (i) interests in Disregarded Entities with respect to the General Partner, (ii) Partnership Interests as the General Partner and (iii) such cash and cash equivalents, bank accounts or similar instruments or accounts as such group deems reasonably necessary, taking into account Section 7.1.D hereof and the requirements necessary for the General Partner to qualify as a REIT and for the General Partner to carry out its responsibilities contemplated under this Agreement and the Charter. Any Limited Partner Interests acquired by the General Partner, whether pursuant to the exercise by a Limited Partner of its right to Redemption, or otherwise, shall be automatically converted into a General Partner Interest comprised of an identical number of Partnership Units with the same terms as the class or series so acquired.
Section 7.6 Transactions with Affiliates.
A. The Partnership may lend or contribute funds to, and borrow funds from, Persons in which the Partnership has an equity investment, and such Persons may borrow funds from, and lend or contribute funds to, the Partnership, on terms and conditions established in the sole and absolute discretion of the General Partner. The foregoing authority shall not create any right or benefit in favor of any Person.
B. Except as provided in Section 7.5 hereof and subject to Section 3.1 hereof, the Partnership may transfer assets to joint ventures, limited liability companies, partnerships, corporations, business trusts 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 General Partner, believes, in good faith, to be advisable.
C. Except as expressly permitted by this Agreement, neither the General Partner nor any of its Affiliates may sell, transfer or convey any property to, or purchase any property from, the Partnership, directly or indirectly, except pursuant to transactions that are determined by the General Partner in good faith to be fair and reasonable.
D. The General Partner in its sole and absolute discretion and without the approval of the Partners or any of them or any other Persons, may propose and adopt (on behalf of the Partnership) employee benefit plans funded by the Partnership for the benefit of employees of the General Partner, the Partnership, Subsidiaries of the Partnership or any Affiliate of any of them in respect of services performed, directly or indirectly, for the benefit of the General Partner, the Partnership or any of the Partnerships Subsidiaries.
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Section 7.7 Indemnification.
A. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the Partnership shall indemnify each Indemnitee from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, joint or several, expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys fees and other reasonable legal fees and expenses), judgments, fines, settlements and other amounts arising from any and all claims, demands, actions, suits or proceedings, civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, that relate to the operations of the Partnership ( Actions ) as set forth in this Agreement in which such Indemnitee may be involved, or is threatened to be involved, as a party or otherwise; provided , however , that the Partnership shall not indemnify an Indemnitee (i) if the act or omission of the Indemnitee was material to the matter giving rise to the Action and either was committed in bad faith or was the result of active and deliberate dishonesty; (ii) in the case of any criminal proceeding, if the Indemnitee had reasonable cause to believe that the act or omission was unlawful; or (iii) for any transaction for which such Indemnitee actually received an improper personal benefit in money, property or services or otherwise, in violation or breach of any provision of this Agreement; and provided , further , that (x) no payments pursuant to this Agreement shall be made by the Partnership to indemnify or advance funds to any Indemnitee with respect to any Action initiated or brought voluntarily by such Indemnitee (and not by way of defense) unless (I) approved or authorized by the General Partner or (II) incurred to establish or enforce such Indemnitees right to indemnification under this Agreement, and (y) the Partnership shall not be liable for any expenses incurred by an Indemnitee in connection with one or more Actions or claims brought by the Partnership or involving such Indemnitee if such Indemnitee is found liable to the Partnership on any portion of any claim in any such Action.
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 Partnership or any Subsidiary of the Partnership (including, without limitation, any indebtedness which the Partnership or any Subsidiary of the Partnership has assumed or taken subject to), and the General Partner is hereby authorized and empowered, on behalf of the Partnership, 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. It is the intention of this Section 7.7.A that the Partnership shall indemnify each Indemnitee to the fullest extent permitted by law and this Agreement. 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 of an Indemnitee or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent by an Indemnitee, or an entry of an order of probation against an Indemnitee prior to judgment, does not create a presumption that such Indemnitee acted in a manner contrary to that specified in this Section 7.7.A with respect to the subject matter of such proceeding. Any indemnification pursuant to this Section 7.7 shall be made only out of the assets of the Partnership, and neither the General Partner nor any other Holder shall have any obligation to contribute to the capital of the Partnership or otherwise provide funds to enable the Partnership to fund its obligations under this Section 7.7.
B. To the fullest extent permitted by law, expenses incurred by an Indemnitee who is a party to a proceeding or otherwise subject to or the focus of or is involved in any Action shall be paid or reimbursed by the Partnership as incurred by the Indemnitee in advance of the final disposition of the Action upon receipt by the Partnership of (i) a written affirmation by the Indemnitee of the Indemnitees good faith belief that the standard of conduct necessary for indemnification by the Partnership as authorized in Section 7.7.A 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 Partners, as a matter of law or otherwise, and shall continue as to an Indemnitee who has ceased to serve in such capacity and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, successors, assigns and administrators of the Indemnitee unless otherwise provided in a written agreement with such Indemnitee or in the writing pursuant to which such Indemnitee is indemnified.
D. The Partnership may, but shall not be obligated to, purchase and maintain insurance, on behalf of any of the Indemnitees and such other Persons as the General Partner shall determine, against any liability that may be asserted against or expenses that may be incurred by such Person in connection with the Partnerships activities, regardless of whether the Partnership would have the power to indemnify such Person against such liability under the provisions of this Agreement.
E. Any liabilities which an Indemnitee incurs as a result of acting on behalf of the Partnership or the General Partner (whether as a fiduciary or otherwise) in connection with the operation, administration or maintenance of an employee benefit plan or any related trust or funding mechanism (whether such liabilities are in the form of excise taxes assessed by the IRS, penalties assessed by the U.S. Department of Labor, restitutions to such a plan or trust or other funding mechanism or to a participant or beneficiary of such plan, trust or other funding mechanism, or otherwise) shall be treated as liabilities or judgments or fines under this Section 7.7, unless such liabilities arise as a result of (i) an act or omission of such Indemnitee that was material to the matter giving rise to the Action and either was committed in bad faith or was the result of active and deliberate dishonesty; (ii) in the case of any criminal proceeding, an act or omission that such Indemnitee had reasonable cause to believe was unlawful, or (iii) any transaction in which such Indemnitee actually received an improper personal benefit in money, property or services or otherwise, in violation or breach of any provision of this Agreement or applicable law.
F. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, in no event may an Indemnitee subject any of the Holders to personal liability by reason of the indemnification provisions set forth in this Agreement, and any such indemnification shall be satisfied solely out of the assets of the Partnership.
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
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provision hereof shall be prospective only and shall not in any way affect the limitations on the Partnerships 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. It is the intent of the parties that any amounts paid by the Partnership to the General Partner pursuant to this Section 7.7 shall be treated as guaranteed payments within the meaning of Code Section 707(c) and shall not be treated as distributions for purposes of computing the Partners Capital Accounts.
J. The Partnership shall indemnify each Limited Partner and its Affiliates, their respective directors, officers, stockholders and any other individual acting on its or their behalf, from and against any costs (including costs of defense) incurred by it as a result of any litigation or other proceeding in which any Limited Partner is named as a defendant or any claim threatened or asserted against any Limited Partner, in either case which relates to the operations of the Partnership or any obligation assumed by the Partnership, unless such costs are the result of intentional harm or gross negligence on the part of, or a breach of this Agreement by, such Limited Partner; provided , however , that no Partner shall have any personal liability with respect to the foregoing indemnification, any such indemnification to be satisfied solely out of the assets of the Partnership.
K. Any obligation or liability whatsoever of the General Partner which may arise at any time under this Agreement or any other instrument, transaction, or undertaking contemplated hereby shall be satisfied, if at all, out of the assets of the General Partner or the Partnership only. No such obligation or liability shall be personally binding upon, nor shall resort for the enforcement thereof be had to, any of the General Partners directors, stockholders, officers, employees, or agents, regardless of whether such obligation or liability is in the nature of contract, tort or otherwise.
Section 7.8 Liability of the General Partner.
A. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, neither the General Partner nor any of its directors or officers shall be liable or accountable in damages or otherwise to the Partnership, any Partners, or any Assignees for losses sustained, liabilities incurred or benefits not derived as a result of errors in judgment or mistakes of fact or law or of any act or omission if the General Partner or such director or officer acted in good faith.
B. The Limited Partners agree that: (i) the General Partner is acting for the benefit of the Partnership, the Limited Partners and the General Partners stockholders collectively; (ii) the General Partner is under no obligation not to give priority to the separate interests of the General Partner or the stockholders of the General Partner, and any action or failure to act on the part of the General Partner or its directors that gives priority to the separate interests of the General Partner or its stockholders that does not result in a violation of the contract rights of the Limited Partners under this Agreement does not violate the duty of loyalty owed by the General Partner to the Partnership and/or its partners; and (iii) the General Partner shall not be liable to the Partnership or to any Partner for monetary damages for losses sustained, liabilities incurred or benefits not derived by the Partnership or any Limited Partner in connection with such decisions, except for liability for the General Partners intentional harm or gross negligence.
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C. Subject to its obligations and duties as General Partner set forth in the Act and this Agreement, the General Partner 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 employees or agents. The General Partner shall not be responsible for any misconduct or negligence on the part of any such agent appointed by it in good faith.
D. 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 General Partners and its officers and directors liability to the Partnership and the Limited Partners 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.
E. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, except for liability for intentional harm or gross negligence, or pursuant to any express indemnities given to the Partnership by any Partner pursuant to any other written instrument, no Partner shall have any personal liability whatsoever, to the Partnership or to the other Partners, or for the debts or liabilities of the Partnership or the Partnerships obligations hereunder, and the full recourse of the other Partner(s) shall be limited to the interest of that Partner in the Partnership. Without limitation of the foregoing, and except for liability for intentional harm or gross negligence, or pursuant to any such express indemnity, no property or assets of any Partner, other than its interest in the Partnership, shall be subject to levy, execution or other enforcement procedures for the satisfaction of any judgment (or other judicial process) in favor of any other Partner(s) and arising out of, or in connection with, this Agreement. This Agreement is executed by the officers of the General Partner solely as officers of the same and not in their own individual capacities.
F. To the extent that, under applicable law, the General Partner has duties (including fiduciary duties) and liabilities relating thereto to the Partnership or the Limited Partners, the General Partner shall not be liable to the Partnership or to any other Partner for its good faith reliance on the provisions of this Agreement. The provisions of this Agreement, to the extent that they restrict or modify the duties and liabilities of the General Partner under the Act or otherwise existing under applicable law, are agreed by the Partners to replace such other duties and liabilities of such General Partner.
G. Whenever in this Agreement the General Partner is permitted or required to make a decision in its sole and absolute discretion, sole discretion or discretion or under a grant of similar authority or latitude, the General Partner shall be entitled to consider only such interests and factors as it desires, including its own interests, and shall have no duty or obligation to give any consideration to any interest or factors affecting the Partnership or the Partners or any of them, or (ii) in its good faith or under another expressed standard, the General Partner shall act under such express standard and shall not be subject to any other or different standards imposed by this Agreement or any other agreement contemplated herein or by relevant provisions of law or in equity or otherwise. If any question should arise with respect to the operation of the Partnership, which is not otherwise specifically provided for in this Agreement
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or the Act, or with respect to the interpretation of this Agreement, the General Partner is hereby authorized to make a final determination with respect to any such question and to interpret this Agreement in such a manner as it shall deem, in its sole discretion, to be fair and equitable, and its determination and interpretations so made shall be final and binding on all parties. The General Partners sole and absolute discretion, sole discretion and discretion under this Agreement shall be exercised in good faith.
Section 7.9 Other Matters Concerning the General Partner.
A. The General Partner 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 in good faith to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties.
B. The General Partner may consult with legal counsel, accountants, appraisers, management consultants, investment bankers, architects, engineers, environmental consultants 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 that the General Partner reasonably believes to be within such Persons 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 General Partner shall have the right, in respect of any of its powers or obligations hereunder, to act through any of its duly authorized officers or agents and a duly appointed attorney or attorneys-in-fact (including, without limitation, officers and directors of the General Partner). Each such attorney shall, to the extent provided by the General Partner in the power of attorney, have full power and authority to do and perform all and every act and duty that is permitted or required to be done by the General Partner hereunder.
D. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement or any non-mandatory provision of the Act, any action of the General Partner on behalf of the Partnership or any decision of the General Partner to refrain from acting on behalf of the Partnership, undertaken in the good faith belief that such action or omission is necessary or advisable in order (i) to protect the ability of the General Partner to continue to qualify as a REIT, (ii) for the General Partner otherwise to satisfy the REIT Requirements, (iii) for the General Partner to avoid incurring any taxes under Code Section 857 or Code Section 4981, or (iv) for any General Partner Affiliate to continue to qualify as a qualified REIT subsidiary (within the meaning of Code Section 856(i)(2)), is expressly authorized under this Agreement and is deemed approved by all of the Limited Partners.
Section 7.10 Title to Partnership Assets. Title to Partnership assets, whether real, personal or mixed and whether tangible or intangible, shall be deemed to be owned by the Partnership as an entity, and no Partner, individually or collectively with other Partners or Persons, shall have any ownership interest in such Partnership assets or any portion thereof. Title to any or all of the Partnership assets may be held in the name of the Partnership, the General Partner or one or more nominees, as the General Partner may determine, including Affiliates of the General Partner; provided , that in all cases the General Partner shall use its reasonable efforts to cause beneficial title to such assets to be vested, directly or indirectly, in the Partnership as
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soon as practicable and beneficial to the Partnership and the General Partner; and provided , further , that the General Partner hereby declares and warrants that (i) any Partnership assets for which legal title is held in the name of the General Partner or any nominee or Affiliate of the General Partner shall be held by the General Partner or such nominee or Affiliate for the use and benefit of the Partnership in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement and (ii) the General Partner shall use its reasonable efforts to cause beneficial title to such assets to be vested, directly or indirectly, in the Partnership as soon as practicable and beneficial to the Partnership and the General Partner. All Partnership assets shall be recorded as the property of the Partnership in its books and records, irrespective of the name in which legal title to such Partnership assets is held.
Section 7.11 Reliance by Third Parties . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, any Person dealing with the Partnership shall be entitled to assume that the General Partner has full power and authority, without the consent or approval of any other Partner, or Person, to encumber, sell or otherwise use in any manner any and all assets of the Partnership and to enter into any contracts on behalf of the Partnership, and take any and all actions on behalf of the Partnership, and such Person shall be entitled to deal with the General Partner as if it were the Partnerships sole party in interest, both legally and beneficially. Each Limited Partner hereby waives any and all defenses or other remedies that may be available against such Person to contest, negate or disaffirm any action of the General Partner in connection with any such dealing. In no event shall any Person dealing with the General Partner or its representatives be obligated to ascertain that the terms of this Agreement have been complied with or to inquire into the necessity or expediency of any act or action of the General Partner or its representatives. Each and every certificate, document or other instrument executed on behalf of the Partnership by the General Partner 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 Partnership 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 Partnership.
ARTICLE 8
RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF LIMITED PARTNERS
Section 8.1 Limitation of Liability. No Limited Partner shall have any liability under this Agreement except as expressly provided in this Agreement (including, without limitation, Section 10.4 hereof) or under the Act.
Section 8.2 Management of Business. No Limited Partner or Assignee (other than the General Partner, any of its Affiliates or any officer, director, member, employee, partner, agent or trustee of the General Partner, the Partnership or any of their Affiliates, in their capacity as such) shall take part in, or have any liability in respect of, the operations, management or control (within the meaning of the Act) of the Partnerships business, transact any business in the Partnerships name or have the power to sign documents for or otherwise bind the Partnership. The transaction of any such business by the General Partner, any of its Affiliates or any officer, director, member, employee, partner, agent, representative, or trustee of the General Partner, the Partnership or any of their Affiliates, in their capacity as such, shall not affect, impair or eliminate the limitations on the liability of the Limited Partners or Assignees under this Agreement.
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Section 8.3 Outside Activities of Limited Partners. Subject to any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 7.6 hereof and any other agreements entered into by a Limited Partner or any of its Affiliates with the General Partner, the Partnership or a Subsidiary (including, without limitation, any employment agreement), any Limited Partner and any Assignee, officer, director, employee, agent, trustee, Affiliate, member or stockholder of any Limited Partner shall be entitled to and may have business interests and engage in business activities in addition to those relating to the Partnership, including business interests and activities that are in direct or indirect competition with the Partnership or that are enhanced by the activities of the Partnership. Neither the Partnership nor any Partner shall have any rights by virtue of this Agreement in any business ventures of any Limited Partner or Assignee. Subject to such agreements, none of the Limited Partners 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 General Partner), and such Person shall have no obligation pursuant to this Agreement, subject to Section 7.6 hereof and any other agreements entered into by a Limited Partner or its Affiliates with the General Partner, the Partnership or a Subsidiary, to offer any interest in any such business ventures to the Partnership, any Limited Partner, or any such other Person, even if such opportunity is of a character that, if presented to the Partnership, any Limited Partner or such other Person, could be taken by such Person. In deciding whether to take any actions in such capacity, the Limited Partners and their respective Affiliates shall be under no obligation to consider the separate interests of the Partnership or Subsidiary Entities and to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law shall have no fiduciary duties or similar obligations to the Partnership or any other Partners, or to any Subsidiary Entities, and shall not be liable for monetary damages for losses sustained, liabilities incurred or benefits not derived by the other Partners in connection with such acts except for liability for intentional harm or gross negligence.
Section 8.4 Return of Capital. Except pursuant to the rights of Common Redemption and Series A Redemption set forth in Section 15.1 and Section 16.5 hereof, respectively, no Limited Partner shall be entitled to the withdrawal or return of its Capital Contribution, except to the extent of distributions made pursuant to this Agreement or upon termination of the Partnership as provided herein. Except to the extent provided in Articles 5 and 6 hereof or otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, no Limited Partner or Assignee shall have priority over any other Limited Partner or Assignee either as to the return of Capital Contributions or as to profits, losses or distributions.
Section 8.5 Rights of Limited Partners Relating to the Partnership.
A. In addition to other rights provided by this Agreement or by the Act, and except as limited by Section 8.5.C hereof, (i) the General Partner shall deliver to each Limited Partner a copy of any information mailed to all of the common stockholders of the General Partner as soon as practicable after such mailing and (ii) each Limited Partner shall have the right, for a purpose reasonably related to such Limited Partners interest as a limited partner in the Partnership, upon written demand with a statement of the purpose of such demand and at the Partnerships expense:
(1) to obtain a copy of the most recent annual and quarterly reports of the General Partner;
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(2) to obtain a copy of the Partnerships Federal, state and local income tax returns for each Partnership Year;
(3) to obtain a current list of the name and last known business, residence or mailing address of each Partner;
(4) 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
(5) 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 Partner and which each Partner has agreed to contribute in the future, and the date on which each became a Partner.
B. The Partnership shall notify any Limited Partner that is a Qualifying Common Party or Qualifying Series A Party, on request, of the then current Adjustment Factor and any change made to the Adjustment Factor shall be set forth in the quarterly report required by Section 9.3.B hereof immediately following the date such change becomes effective.
C. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 8.5, the General Partner may keep confidential from the Limited Partners (or any of them), for such period of time as the General Partner determines in its sole and absolute discretion to be reasonable, any information that (i) the General Partner believes to be in the nature of trade secrets or other information the disclosure of which the General Partner in good faith believes is not in the best interests of the Partnership or the General Partner or (ii) the Partnership or the General Partner is required by law or by agreement to keep confidential.
D. Upon written request by any Limited Partner, the General Partner shall cause the ownership of Partnership Units by such Limited Partner to be evidenced by a certificate for units substantially the form as the General Partner may determine with respect to any class of Partnership Units issued from time to time under this Agreement. Any officer of the General Partner may direct a new certificate or certificates to be issued in place of any certificate or certificates theretofore issued by the Partnership alleged to have been lost, destroyed, stolen or mutilated, upon the making of an affidavit of that fact by the person claiming the certificate to be lost, destroyed, stolen or mutilated. Unless otherwise determined by an officer of the General Partner, the owner of such lost, destroyed, stolen or mutilated certificate or certificates, or his or her legal representative, shall be required, as a condition precedent to the issuance of a new certificate or certificates, to give the Partnership a bond in such sums as the General Partner may direct as indemnity against any claim that may be made against the Partnership.
Section 8.6 Partnership Right to Call Limited Partner Interests. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, on and after the date on which the aggregate Percentage Interests of the Limited Partners are less than one percent (1%) (treating Series A Preferred Units as converted to Common Units), the Partnership shall have the right, but not the obligation, from
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time to time and at any time to redeem any and all outstanding Limited Partner Interests by treating any Limited Partner as a Common Tendering Party or Series A Tendering Party, as applicable, who has delivered a Common Unit Notice of Redemption or Series A Notice of Redemption for the amount of Common Units or Series A Preferred Units to be specified by the General Partner, in its sole and absolute discretion, by notice to such Limited Partner that the Partnership has elected to exercise its rights under this Section 8.6. Such notice given by the General Partner to a Limited Partner pursuant to this Section 8.6 shall be treated as if it were a Common Unit Notice of Redemption or Series A Unit Notice Redemption delivered to the General Partner by such Limited Partner. For purposes of this Section 8.6, (a) any Limited Partner (whether or not otherwise a Qualifying Common Party or Qualifying Series A Party) may, in the General Partners sole and absolute discretion, be treated as a Qualifying Common Party or Qualifying Series A Party that is a Common Tendering Party or Series A Tendering Party, as applicable, and (b) the provisions of Sections 15.1.F(2), 15.1.F(3), 16.5.A(7)(ii) and 16.5.A(7)(iii) hereof shall not apply, but the remainder of Section 15.1 or 16.5 hereof shall apply, mutatis mutandis.
Section 8.7 Rights as Objecting Partner No Limited Partner and no Holder of a Partnership Interest shall be entitled to exercise any of the rights of an objecting stockholder provided for under Title 3, Subtitle 2 of the Maryland General Corporation Law or any successor statute in connection with a merger of the Partnership.
ARTICLE 9
BOOKS, RECORDS, ACCOUNTING AND REPORTS
Section 9.1 Records and Accounting.
A. The General Partner shall keep or cause to be kept at the principal place of business of the Partnership any records and documents required to be maintained by the Act and other books and records deemed by the General Partner to be appropriate with respect to the Partnerships business, including, without limitation, all books and records necessary to provide to the Limited Partners any information, lists and copies of documents required to be provided pursuant to Section 8.5.A, Section 9.3 or Article 13 hereof. Any records maintained by or on behalf of the Partnership in the regular course of its business may be kept on any information storage device, provided , that the records so maintained are convertible into clearly legible written form within a reasonable period of time.
B. The books of the Partnership shall be maintained, for financial and tax reporting purposes, on an accrual basis in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, or on such other basis as the General Partner determines to be necessary or appropriate. To the extent permitted by sound accounting practices and principles, the Partnership and the General Partner may operate with integrated or consolidated accounting records, operations and principles.
Section 9.2 Partnership Year. For purposes of this Agreement, Partnership Year means the fiscal year of the Partnership, which shall be the calendar year unless otherwise required by the Code.
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Section 9.3 Reports.
A. As soon as practicable, but in no event later than one hundred five (105) days after the close of each Partnership Year, the General Partner shall cause to be mailed to each Limited Partner of record as of the close of the Partnership Year, financial statements of the Partnership, or of the General Partner if such statements are prepared solely on a consolidated basis with the General Partner, for such Partnership Year, presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, such statements to be audited by a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants selected by the General Partner.
B. As soon as practicable, but in no event later than sixty (60) days after the close of each calendar quarter (except the last calendar quarter of each year), the General Partner shall cause to be mailed to each Limited Partner of record as of the last day of the calendar quarter, a report containing unaudited financial statements of the Partnership for such calendar quarter, or of the General Partner if such statements are prepared solely on a consolidated basis with the General Partner, and such other information as may be required by applicable law or regulation or as the General Partner determines to be appropriate.
C. The General Partner shall have satisfied its obligations under Section 9.3.A and Section 9.3.B by posting or making available the reports required by this Section 9.3 on the website maintained from time to time by the Partnership or the General Partner, provided , that such reports are able to be printed or downloaded from such website.
D. At the request of any Limited Partner, the General Partner shall provide access to the books, records and workpapers upon which the reports required by this Section 9.3 are based, to the extent required by the Act.
ARTICLE 10
TAX MATTERS
Section 10.1 Preparation of Tax Returns. The General Partner shall arrange for the preparation and timely filing of all returns with respect to Partnership income, gains, deductions, losses and other items required of the Partnership for Federal and state income tax purposes and shall use all reasonable efforts to furnish, within ninety (90) days of the close of each taxable year, the tax information reasonably required by Limited Partners for Federal and state income tax and any other tax reporting purposes. The Limited Partners shall promptly provide the General Partner with such information relating to the Contributed Properties as is readily available to the Limited Partners, including tax basis and other relevant information, as may be reasonably requested by the General Partner from time to time.
Section 10.2 Tax Elections. Except as otherwise provided herein, the General Partner shall, in its sole and absolute discretion, determine whether to make any available election pursuant to the Code, including, but not limited to, the election under Code Section 754. The General Partner shall have the right to seek to revoke any such election (including, without limitation, any election under Code Section 754) upon the General Partners determination in its sole and absolute discretion that such revocation is in the best interests of the Partners.
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Section 10.3 Tax Matters Partner.
A. The General Partner shall be the tax matters partner of the Partnership for Federal income tax purposes. The tax matters partner shall receive no compensation for its services. All third-party costs and expenses incurred by the tax matters partner in performing its duties as such (including legal and accounting fees and expenses) shall be borne by the Partnership in addition to any reimbursement pursuant to Section 7.4 hereof. Nothing herein shall be construed to restrict the Partnership from engaging an accounting firm to assist the tax matters partner in discharging its duties hereunder.
B. The tax matters partner 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 Partnership items required to be taken into account by a Partner 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 partner may expressly state that such agreement shall bind all Partners, except that such settlement agreement shall not bind any Partner (i) who (within the time prescribed pursuant to the Code and Regulations) files a statement with the IRS providing that the tax matters partner shall not have the authority to enter into a settlement agreement on behalf of such Partner (as the case may be) or (ii) who is a notice partner (as defined in Code Section 6231) or a member of a notice group (as defined in Code Section 6223(b)(2));
(2) in the event that a notice of a final administrative adjustment at the Partnership level of any item required to be taken into account by a Partner for tax purposes (a Final Adjustment ) is mailed to the tax matters partner, to seek judicial review of such Final Adjustment, including the filing of a petition for readjustment with the United States 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 Partnerships principal place of business is located;
(3) to intervene in any action brought by any other Partner 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 that is attributable to any item required to be taken into account by a Partner for tax purposes, or an item affected by such item; and
(6) to take any other action on behalf of the Partners or any of them in connection with any tax audit or judicial review proceeding to the extent permitted by applicable law or regulations.
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The taking of any action and the incurring of any expense by the tax matters partner 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 partner and the provisions relating to indemnification of the General Partner set forth in Section 7.7 hereof shall be fully applicable to the tax matters partner in its capacity as such.
Section 10.4 Withholding. Each Limited Partner hereby authorizes the Partnership to withhold from or pay on behalf of or with respect to such Limited Partner any amount of Federal, state, local or foreign taxes that the General Partner determines the Partnership is required to withhold or pay with respect to any amount distributable or allocable to such Limited Partner pursuant to this Agreement, including, without limitation, any taxes required to be withheld or paid by the Partnership pursuant to Code Section 1441, Code Section 1442, Code Section 1445 or Code Section 1446. Any amount withheld with respect to a Limited Partner pursuant to this Section 10.4 shall be treated as paid or distributed, as applicable, to such Limited Partner for all purposes under this Agreement. Any amount paid on behalf of or with respect to a Limited Partner, in excess of any such withheld amount, shall constitute a loan by the Partnership to such Limited Partner, which loan shall be repaid by such Limited Partner within thirty (30) days after the affected Limited Partner receives written notice from the General Partner that such payment must be made; provided , that the Limited Partner shall not be required to repay such deemed loan if either (i) the Partnership withholds such payment from a distribution that would otherwise be made to the Limited Partner or (ii) the General Partner determines, in its sole and absolute discretion, that such payment may be satisfied out of the Available Cash of the Partnership that would, but for such payment, be distributed to the Limited Partner. Any amounts payable by a Limited Partner 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 (but not higher than the maximum lawful rate) from the date such amount is due (i.e., thirty (30) days after the Limited Partner receives written notice of such amount) until such amount is paid in full.
Section 10.5 Organizational Expenses . The General Partner may cause the Partnership to elect to deduct expenses, if any, incurred by it in organizing the Partnership ratably over a 180-month period as provided in Section 709 of the Code.
ARTICLE 11
PARTNER TRANSFERS AND WITHDRAWALS
Section 11.1 Transfer.
A. No part of the interest of a Partner shall be subject to the claims of any creditor, to 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.
B. No Partnership 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 Partnership Interest not made in accordance with this Article 11 shall be null and void ab initio .
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C. No Transfer of any Partnership Interest may be made to a lender to the Partnership or any Person who is related (within the meaning of Section 1.752-4(b) of the Regulations) to any lender to the Partnership whose loan constitutes a Nonrecourse Liability, without the consent of the General Partner in its sole and absolute discretion; provided , however , that as a condition to such consent, the lender may be required to enter into an arrangement with the Partnership and the General Partner to redeem or exchange for the Common Unit REIT Shares Amount or Series A REIT Shares Amount, as applicable, any Partnership Units in which a security interest is held by such lender simultaneously with the time at which such lender would be deemed to be a partner in the Partnership for purposes of allocating liabilities to such lender under Section 752 of the Code ( provided , that for purpose of calculating the Common Unit REIT Shares Amount or Series A REIT Shares Amount, as applicable, in this Section 11.1.C, Tendered Common Units or Tendered Series A Units, as applicable, shall mean all such Partnership Units in which a security interest is held by such lender).
Section 11.2 Transfer of General Partners Partnership Interest.
A. Except as provided in this Section 11.2 and subject to Section 16.7 below and the rights of any Holder of any Partnership Interest set forth in a Partnership Unit Designation, the General Partner shall not voluntarily withdraw from the Partnership and shall not Transfer all or any portion of its interest in the Partnership (whether by sale, disposition, statutory merger or consolidation, liquidation or otherwise) without the Consent of the Common Limited Partners, which may be given or withheld by each such Common Limited Partner in its sole and absolute discretion. It is a condition to any Transfer of a Partnership Interest of a General Partner otherwise permitted hereunder (including any Transfer permitted pursuant to Section 11.2.B) that: (i) the transferee is admitted as a General Partner pursuant to Section 12.1 hereof; (ii) the transferee assumes, by operation of law or express agreement, all of the obligations of the transferor General Partner under this Agreement with respect to such Transferred Partnership Interest; and (iii) the transferee has executed such instruments as may be necessary to effectuate such admission and to confirm the agreement of such transferee to be bound by all the terms and provisions of this Agreement with respect to the Partnership Interest so acquired and the admission of such transferee as a General Partner.
B. Certain Transactions of the General Partner . Subject to Section 16.7 below and the rights of any Holder of any Partnership Interest set forth in a Partnership Unit Designation, the General Partner may not (a) merge, consolidate or otherwise combine its assets with another entity, (b) sell all or substantially all of its assets not in the ordinary course of the Partnerships business or (c) reclassify, recapitalize or change any outstanding shares of the General Partners stock or other outstanding equity interests other than in connection with a stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend change in par value, increase in authorized shares, designation or issuance of new classes of equity securities or any event that does not require the approval of the General Partners stockholders (each, a Termination Transaction ) unless:
(i) the Termination Transaction has been approved by the Consent of the Partners and, in connection with such Termination Transaction, all of the Common Limited Partners will receive, or will have the right to elect to receive, for each Partnership Unit an amount of cash, securities or other property equal to the product of the Adjustment Factor and the greatest amount of cash, securities or other property paid to a holder of one REIT Share in
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consideration of one REIT Share pursuant to the terms of such Termination Transaction; provided , that if, in connection with such Termination Transaction, a purchase, tender or exchange offer shall have been made to and accepted by the holders of the outstanding REIT Shares, each holder of Partnership Units shall receive, or shall have the right to elect to receive, the greatest amount of cash, securities or other property which such holder of Partnership Units would have received had it exercised its right to redemption pursuant to Article 15 hereof and received REIT Shares in exchange for its Partnership Units immediately prior to the expiration of such purchase, tender or exchange offer and had thereupon accepted such purchase, tender or exchange offer and then such Termination Transaction shall have been consummated; or
(ii) all of the following conditions are met: (w) substantially all of the assets directly or indirectly owned by the surviving entity are owned directly or indirectly by the Partnership or another limited partnership or limited liability company which is the survivor of a merger, consolidation or combination of assets with the Partnership (in each case, the Surviving Partnership ); (x) the Common Limited Partners own a percentage interest of the Surviving Partnership based on the relative fair market value of the net assets of the Partnership and the other net assets of the Surviving Partnership immediately prior to the consummation of such transaction; (y) the rights, preferences and privileges of Common Limited Partners in the Surviving Partnership are at least as favorable as those in effect immediately prior to the consummation of such transaction and as those applicable to any other limited partners or non-managing members of the Surviving Partnership (other than the Series A Limited Partners or holders of other Preferred Units); and (z) the rights of the Common Limited Partners include at least one of the following: (a) the right to redeem their interests in the Surviving Partnership for the consideration available to such persons pursuant to Section 11.2.B(i) or (b) the right to redeem their interests in the Surviving Partnership for cash on terms equivalent to those in effect with respect to their Common Units immediately prior to the consummation of such transaction, or, if the ultimate controlling person of the Surviving Partnership has publicly traded common equity securities, such common equity securities, with an exchange ratio based on the determination of relative fair market value of such securities and the REIT Shares.
C. In connection with any transaction permitted by Section 11.2.B hereof, the relative fair market values shall be reasonably determined by the General Partner as of the time of such transaction and, to the extent applicable, shall be no less favorable to the Limited Partners than the relative values reflected in the terms of such transaction.
Section 11.3 Limited Partners Rights to Transfer.
A. General . Prior to the end of the first Fourteen-Month Period, no Limited Partner shall Transfer all or any portion of its Partnership Interest to any transferee without the consent of the General Partner, which consent may be withheld in its sole and absolute discretion; provided , however , that any Limited Partner may, at any time, without the consent of the General Partner, (i) Transfer all or part of its Partnership Interest to any Family Member, any Charity, any Controlled Entity or any Affiliate, or, in the case of an Original Limited Partner, to such Original Limited Partners shareholders, members, partners or beneficiaries, as the case may be, or (ii) pledge (a Pledge ) all or any portion of its Partnership Interest to a lending institution that is not an Affiliate of such Limited Partner as collateral or security for a bona fide loan or other extension of credit, and, except as provided in Section 11.1.C, Transfer such pledged
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Partnership Interest to such lending institution in connection with the exercise of remedies under such loan or extension of credit (any Transfer or Pledge permitted by this proviso is hereinafter referred to as a Permitted Transfer ). After such first Fourteen-Month Period, each Limited Partner, and each transferee of Partnership Units or Assignee pursuant to a Permitted Transfer, shall have the right to Transfer all or any portion of its Partnership Interest to any Person without the consent of the General Partner, subject to the provisions of Sections 11.1.C and 11.4 hereof and to satisfaction of each of the following conditions (in addition to the right of such Limited Partner or permitted transferee thereof to continue to make Permitted Transfers without the need to satisfy clauses (i) through (v) below):
(i) General Partner Right of First Refusal . The transferring Partner (or the Partners estate in the event of the Partners death) shall give written notice of the proposed Transfer to the General Partner, which notice shall state (i) the identity and address of the proposed transferee and (ii) the amount and type of consideration proposed to be received for the Transferred Partnership Units. The General Partner shall have ten (10) Business Days upon which to give the Transferring Partner notice of its election to acquire the Partnership Units on the terms set forth in such notice. If it so elects, it shall purchase the Partnership Units on such terms within ten (10) Business Days after giving notice of such election; provided , however , that such closing may be deferred for up to forty-five (45) days to the extent necessary to effect compliance with the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Act, if applicable, and any other applicable requirements of law. If it does not so elect, the Transferring Partner may Transfer such Partnership Units to a third party, on terms no more favorable to the transferee than the proposed terms, subject to the other conditions of this Section 11.3.
(ii) Qualified Transferee . Any Transfer of a Partnership Interest shall be made only to a Qualified Transferee.
(iii) Opinion of Counsel . The Transferor shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the General Partner an opinion of counsel reasonably satisfactory to it to the effect that the proposed Transfer may be effected without registration under the Securities Act and will not otherwise violate the registration provisions of the Securities Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder or violate any state securities laws or regulations applicable to the Partnership or the Partnership Interests Transferred; provided , however , that the General Partner may, in its sole discretion, waive this condition upon the request of the Transferor. If, in the opinion of such counsel, such Transfer would require the filing of a registration statement under the Securities Act or would otherwise violate any Federal or state securities laws or regulations applicable to the Partnership or the Partnership Units, the General Partner may prohibit any Transfer otherwise permitted under this Section 11.3 by a Limited Partner of Partnership Interests.
(iv) Minimum Transfer Restriction . Any Transferring Partner must Transfer not less than the lesser of (i) five hundred (500) Partnership Units or (ii) all of the remaining Partnership Units owned by such Transferring Partner, unless, in each case, otherwise agreed to by the General Partner in its sole and absolute discretion; provided , however , that, for purposes of determining compliance with the foregoing restriction, all Partnership Units owned by Affiliates of a Limited Partner shall be considered to be owned by such Limited Partner.
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(v) Exception for Permitted Transfers . The conditions of Sections 11.3.A(i) through 11.3.A(iv) hereof shall not apply in the case of a Permitted Transfer.
It is a condition to any Transfer otherwise permitted hereunder (whether or not such Transfer is a Permitted Transfer or effected during or after the first Fourteen-Month Period) that the transferee assumes by operation of law or express agreement all of the obligations of the transferor Limited Partner under this Agreement with respect to such Transferred Partnership Interest, and no such Transfer (other than pursuant to a statutory merger or consolidation wherein all obligations and liabilities of the transferor Partner are assumed by a successor corporation by operation of law) shall relieve the transferor Partner of its obligations under this Agreement without the approval of the General Partner, in its sole and absolute discretion. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any transferee of any Transferred Partnership Interest shall be subject to any and all restrictions on ownership or transfer of stock of the General Partner contained in the Charter that may limit or restrict such transferees ability to exercise its redemption rights, including, without limitation, the Ownership Limit. Any transferee, whether or not admitted as a Substituted Limited Partner, shall take subject to the obligations of the transferor hereunder. Unless admitted as a Substituted Limited Partner, no transferee, whether by a voluntary Transfer, by operation of law or otherwise, shall have any rights hereunder, other than the rights of an Assignee as provided in Section 11.5 hereof.
B. Incapacity . If a Limited Partner is subject to Incapacity, the executor, administrator, trustee, committee, guardian, conservator or receiver of such Limited Partners estate shall have all the rights of a Limited Partner, but not more rights than those enjoyed by other Limited Partners, for the purpose of settling or managing the estate, and such power as the Incapacitated Limited Partner possessed to Transfer all or any part of its interest in the Partnership. The Incapacity of a Limited Partner, in and of itself, shall not dissolve or terminate the Partnership.
C. Adverse Tax Consequences . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the General Partner shall have the authority (but shall not be required) to take any steps it determines are necessary or appropriate in its sole and absolute discretion to prevent the Partnership from being taxable as a corporation for Federal income tax purposes. In furtherance of the foregoing, except with the consent of the General Partner, which may be given or withheld in its sole and absolute discretion, no Transfer by a Limited Partner of its Partnership Interests (including any redemption, any other acquisition of Partnership Units by the General Partner or any acquisition of Partnership Units by the Partnership) may be made to or by any Person if such Transfer could (i) result in the Partnership being treated as an association taxable as a corporation; (ii) result in a termination of the Partnership under Code Section 708; (iii) be treated as effectuated through an established securities market or a secondary market (or the substantial equivalent thereof) within the meaning of Code Section 7704 and the Regulations promulgated thereunder, or (iv) result in the Partnership being unable to qualify for one or more of the safe harbors set forth in Regulations Section 1.7704-1 (or such other guidance subsequently published by the IRS setting forth safe harbors under which interests will not be treated as readily tradable on a secondary market (or the substantial equivalent thereof) within the meaning of Section 7704 of the Code) (the Safe Harbors ).
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D. Restrictions Not Applicable to Redemptions or Conversions . The provisions of this Section 11.3 (other than Section 11.3.C) shall not apply to the redemption of Common Units pursuant to Section 15.1, the redemption or conversion of Series A Units pursuant to Section 16.5 or 16.6 or the redemption or conversion of any other Partnership Units pursuant to the terms of any Partnership Unit Designation.
Section 11.4 Admission of Substituted Limited Partners.
A. No Limited Partner shall have the right to substitute a transferee (including any transferees pursuant to Transfers permitted by Section 11.3 hereof) as a Limited Partner in its place. A transferee of the Partnership Interest of a Limited Partner may be admitted as a Substituted Limited Partner only with the consent of the General Partner, which consent may be given or withheld by the General Partner in its sole and absolute discretion. The failure or refusal by the General Partner to permit a transferee of any such interests to become a Substituted Limited Partner shall not give rise to any cause of action against the Partnership or the General Partner. Subject to the foregoing, an Assignee shall not be admitted as a Substituted Limited Partner until and unless it furnishes to the General Partner (i) evidence of acceptance, in form and substance satisfactory to the General Partner, of all the terms, conditions and applicable obligations of this Agreement, (ii) a counterpart signature page to this Agreement executed by such Assignee and (iii) such other documents and instruments as may be required or advisable, in the sole and absolute discretion of the General Partner, to effect such Assignees admission as a Substituted Limited Partner.
B. Concurrently with, and as evidence of, the admission of a Substituted Limited Partner, the General Partner shall amend Exhibit A and the books and records of the Partnership to reflect the name, address and number and class and/or series of Partnership Units of such Substituted Limited Partner and to eliminate or adjust, if necessary, the name, address and number of Partnership Units of the predecessor of such Substituted Limited Partner.
C. A transferee who has been admitted as a Substituted Common Limited Partner in accordance with this Article 11 shall have all the rights and powers and be subject to all the restrictions and liabilities of a Common Limited Partner under this Agreement.
D. A transferee who has been admitted as a Substituted Series A Limited Partner in accordance with this Article 11 shall have all the rights and powers and be subject to all the restrictions and liabilities of a Series A Limited Partner under this Agreement.
Section 11.5 Assignees . If the General Partner, in its sole and absolute discretion, does not consent to the admission of any permitted transferee under Section 11.3 hereof as a Substituted Limited Partner, as described in Section 11.4 hereof, or in the event that any Interest is deemed to be Transferred notwithstanding the restrictions set forth in this Article 11, such transferee shall be considered an Assignee for purposes of this Agreement. An Assignee shall be entitled to all the rights of an assignee of a limited partnership interest under the Act, including the right to receive distributions from the Partnership and the share of Net Income, Net Losses and other items of income, gain, loss, deduction and credit of the Partnership attributable to the Partnership Units assigned to such transferee and the rights to Transfer the Partnership Units provided in this Article 11, but shall not be deemed to be a holder of Partnership Units for any
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other purpose under this Agreement (other than as expressly provided in Section 15.1, Section 16.5 and Section 16.6 hereof), and shall not be entitled to effect a Consent or vote with respect to such Partnership Units on any matter presented to the Limited Partners for approval (such right to Consent or vote, to the extent provided in this Agreement or under the Act, fully remaining with the transferor Limited Partner). In the event that any such transferee desires to make a further Transfer of any such Partnership Units, such Transfer shall be subject to all the provisions of this Article 11 to the same extent and in the same manner as any Limited Partner desiring to make a Transfer of Partnership Units.
Section 11.6 General Provisions.
A. No Limited Partner may withdraw from the Partnership other than as a result of (i) a permitted Transfer of all of such Limited Partners Partnership Units in accordance with this Article 11, with respect to which the transferee becomes a Substituted Limited Partner, or (ii) pursuant to a redemption (or acquisition by the General Partner) of all of its Partnership Units pursuant to a redemption under Section 15.1 hereof and/or pursuant to any Partnership Unit Designation.
B. Any Limited Partner who shall Transfer all of its Partnership Units in a Transfer (i) permitted pursuant to this Article 11 where such transferee was admitted as a Substituted Limited Partner, (ii) pursuant to the exercise of its rights to effect a redemption of all of its Partnership Units pursuant to Sections 15.1 or 16.5 hereof and/or pursuant to any Partnership Unit Designation or (iii) to the General Partner, whether or not pursuant to Section 15.1.B hereof, shall cease to be a Limited Partner.
C. If any Partnership Unit is Transferred in compliance with the provisions of this Article 11, or is redeemed by the Partnership, or acquired by the General Partner pursuant to Section 15.1 or 16.5 hereof, on any day other than the first day of a Partnership Year, then Net Income, Net Losses, each item thereof and all other items of income, gain, loss, deduction and credit attributable to such Partnership Unit for such Partnership Year shall be allocated to the transferor Partner, the Common Tendering Party or the Series A Tendering Party (as the case may be) and, in the case of a Transfer other than a redemption, to the transferee Partner, by taking into account their varying interests during the Partnership Year in accordance with Code Section 706(d), using the interim closing of the books method or another permissible method selected by the General Partner. Solely for purposes of making such allocations, unless the General Partner decides to use another method permitted under the Code, each of such items for the calendar month in which a Transfer occurs shall be allocated to the transferee Partner and none of such items for the calendar month in which a Transfer or a redemption occurs shall be allocated to the transferor Partner, or the Common Tendering Party or Series A Tendering Party (as the case may be), if such Transfer occurs on or before the fifteenth (15th) day of the month, otherwise such items shall be allocated to the transferor. All distributions of Available Cash attributable to such Partnership Unit with respect to which the Partnership Record Date is before the date of such Transfer, assignment or redemption shall be made to the transferor Partner or the Common Tendering Party or Series A Tendering Party (as the case may be) and, in the case of a Transfer other than a redemption, all distributions of Available Cash thereafter attributable to such Partnership Unit shall be made to the transferee Partner.
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D. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement and in addition to any other restrictions on Transfer herein contained, in no event may any Transfer of a Partnership Interest by any Partner (including any redemption, any acquisition of Partnership Units by the General Partner or any other acquisition of Partnership Units by the Partnership) be made: (i) to any person or entity who lacks the legal right, power or capacity to own a Partnership Interest; (ii) in violation of applicable law; (iii) except with the consent of the General Partner, which may be given or withheld in its sole and absolute discretion, of any component portion of a Partnership Interest, such as the Capital Account, or rights to distributions, separate and apart from all other components of a Partnership Interest; (iv) in the event that such Transfer could cause either the General Partner or any General Partner Affiliate to cease to comply with the REIT Requirements or to cease to qualify as a qualified REIT subsidiary (within the meaning of Code Section 856(i)(2)); (v) except with the consent of the General Partner, which may be given or withheld in its sole and absolute discretion, if such Transfer could, based on the advice of counsel to the Partnership or the General Partner, cause a termination of the Partnership for Federal or state income tax purposes (except as a result of the redemption (or acquisition by the General Partner) of all Partnership Units held by all Limited Partners); (vi) if such Transfer could, based on the advice of legal counsel to the Partnership, cause the Partnership to cease to be classified as a partnership for Federal income tax purposes (except as a result of the redemption (or acquisition by the General Partner) of all Partnership Units held by all Limited Partners); (vii) if such Transfer would cause the Partnership to become, with respect to any employee benefit plan subject to Title I of ERISA, a party-in-interest (as defined in ERISA Section 3(14)) or a disqualified person (as defined in Code Section 4975(c)); (viii) if such Transfer could, based on the advice of counsel to the Partnership or the General Partner, cause any portion of the assets of the Partnership to constitute assets of any employee benefit plan pursuant to Department of Labor Regulations Section 2510.3-101; (ix) if such Transfer requires the registration of such Partnership Interest pursuant to any applicable Federal or state securities laws; (x) except with the consent of the General Partner, which may be given or withheld in its sole and absolute discretion, if such Transfer (1) could be treated as effectuated through an established securities market or a secondary market (or the substantial equivalent thereof) within the meaning of Section 7704 of the Code and the Regulations promulgated thereunder, (2) could cause the Partnership to become a publicly traded partnership, as such term is defined in Sections 469(k)(2) or 7704(b) of the Code, (3) could be in violation of Section 3.4.C(iii) , or (4) could cause the Partnership to fail one or more of the Safe Harbors; (xi) if such Transfer causes the Partnership (as opposed to the General Partner) to become a reporting company under the Exchange Act; or (xii) if such Transfer subjects the Partnership to regulation under the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Investment Advisors Act of 1940 or ERISA, each as amended.
E. Transfers pursuant to this Article 11 may only be made on the first day of a fiscal quarter of the Partnership, unless the General Partner otherwise agrees.
ARTICLE 12
ADMISSION OF PARTNERS
Section 12.1 Admission of Successor General Partner. A successor to all of the General Partners General Partner Interest pursuant to Section 11.2 hereof who is proposed to be admitted as a successor General Partner shall be admitted to the Partnership as the General
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Partner, effective immediately upon such Transfer. Any such successor shall carry on the business of the Partnership without dissolution. In each case, the admission shall be subject to the successor General Partner executing and delivering to the Partnership 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. Upon any such Transfer, the transferee shall become the successor General Partner for all purposes herein, and shall be vested with the powers and rights of the transferor General Partner, and shall be liable for all obligations and responsible for all duties of the General Partner. Upon any such Transfer and the admission of any such transferee as a successor General Partner, the transferor shall be relieved of its obligations under this Agreement and shall cease to be a general partner of the Partnership without the separate Consent of the Common Limited Partners or the consent or approval of any other Partners. Concurrently with, and as evidence of, the admission of such a successor General Partner, the General Partner shall amend Exhibit A and the books and records of the Partnership to reflect the name, address and number and class and/or series of Partnership Units of such successor General Partner.
Section 12.2 Admission of Additional Limited Partners.
A. After the admission to the Partnership of the Original Limited Partners, a Person (other than an existing Partner) who makes a Capital Contribution to the Partnership in exchange for Partnership Units and in accordance with this Agreement shall be admitted to the Partnership as an Additional Limited Partner only upon furnishing to the General Partner (i) evidence of acceptance, in form and substance satisfactory to the General Partner, of all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement, including, without limitation, the power of attorney granted in Section 2.4 hereof, (ii) a counterpart signature page to this Agreement executed by such Person and (iii) such other documents or instruments as may be required in the sole and absolute discretion of the General Partner in order to effect such Persons admission as an Additional Limited Partner. Concurrently with, and as evidence of, the admission of an Additional Limited Partner, the General Partner shall amend Exhibit A and the books and records of the Partnership to reflect the name, address and number and class and/or series of Partnership Units of such Additional Limited Partner.
B. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 12.2, no Person shall be admitted as an Additional Limited Partner without the consent of the General Partner, which consent may be given or withheld in the General Partners sole and absolute discretion. The admission of any Person as an Additional Limited Partner shall become effective on the date upon which the name of such Person is recorded on the books and records of the Partnership, following the consent of the General Partner to such admission and the satisfaction of all the conditions set forth in Section 12.2.A.
C. If any Additional Limited Partner is admitted to the Partnership on any day other than the first day of a Partnership Year, then Net Income, Net Losses, each item thereof and all other items of income, gain, loss, deduction and credit allocable among Holders for such Partnership Year shall be allocated among such Additional Limited Partner and all other Holders by taking into account their varying interests during the Partnership Year in accordance with Code Section 706(d), using the interim closing of the books method or another permissible method selected by the General Partner. Solely for purposes of making such allocations, each of
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such items for the calendar month in which an admission of any Additional Limited Partner occurs shall be allocated among all the Holders including such Additional Limited Partner, in accordance with the principles described in Section 11.6.C hereof. All distributions of Available Cash with respect to which the Partnership Record Date is before the date of such admission shall be made solely to Partners and Assignees other than the Additional Limited Partner, and all distributions of Available Cash thereafter shall be made to all the Partners and Assignees including such Additional Limited Partner.
D. Any Additional Limited Partner admitted to the Partnership that is an Affiliate of the General Partner shall be deemed to be a General Partner Affiliate hereunder and shall be reflected as such on Exhibit A and the books and records of the Partnership.
Section 12.3 Amendment of Agreement and Certificate of Limited Partnership. For the admission to the Partnership of any Partner, the General Partner shall take all steps necessary and appropriate under the Act to amend the records of the Partnership and, if necessary, to prepare as soon as practical an amendment of this Agreement (including an amendment of Exhibit A ) 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 hereof.
Section 12.4 Limit on Number of Partners . Unless otherwise permitted by the General Partner in its sole and absolute discretion, no Person shall be admitted to the Partnership as an Additional Limited Partner if the effect of such admission would be to cause the Partnership to have a number of Partners that would cause the Partnership to become a reporting company under the Exchange Act.
Section 12.5 Admission . A Person shall be admitted to the Partnership as a limited partner of the Partnership or a general partner of the Partnership only upon strict compliance, and not upon substantial compliance, with the requirements set forth in this Agreement for admission to the Partnership as a Limited Partner or a General Partner.
ARTICLE 13
DISSOLUTION, LIQUIDATION AND TERMINATION
Section 13.1 Dissolution . The Partnership shall not be dissolved by the admission of Substituted Limited Partners or Additional Limited Partners, or by the admission of a successor General Partner in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. Upon the withdrawal of the General Partner, any successor General Partner shall continue the business of the Partnership without dissolution. However, the Partnership shall dissolve, and its affairs shall be wound up, upon the first to occur of any of the following (each a Liquidating Event ):
A. an event of withdrawal as defined in Section 10-402(2) (9) of the Act (including, without limitation, bankruptcy), or the withdrawal in violation of this Agreement, of the last remaining General Partner unless, within ninety (90) days after the withdrawal, a Majority in Interest of the Limited Partners remaining agree in writing, in their sole and absolute discretion, to continue the business of the Partnership and to the appointment, effective as of the date of withdrawal, of a successor General Partner;
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B. an election to dissolve the Partnership made by the General Partner in its sole and absolute discretion, with or without the Consent of the Partners;
C. entry of a decree of judicial dissolution of the Partnership pursuant to the provisions of the Act;
D. any sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Partnership not in the ordinary course of the Partnerships business 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 Partnership not in the ordinary course of the Partnerships business; or
E. the redemption or other acquisition by the Partnership or the General Partner of all Partnership Units other than Partnership Units held by the General Partner.
Section 13.2 Winding Up.
A. Upon the occurrence of a Liquidating Event, the Partnership 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 the Holders. After the occurrence of a Liquidating Event, no Holder shall take any action that is inconsistent with, or not necessary to or appropriate for, the winding up of the Partnerships business and affairs. The General Partner (or, in the event that there is no remaining General Partner or the General Partner has dissolved, become bankrupt within the meaning of the Act or ceased to operate, any Person elected by a Majority in Interest of the Limited Partners (the General Partner or such other Person being referred to herein as the Liquidator )) shall be responsible for overseeing the winding up and dissolution of the Partnership and shall take full account of the Partnerships liabilities and property, and the Partnership property shall be liquidated as promptly as is consistent with obtaining the fair value thereof, and the proceeds therefrom (which may, to the extent determined by the General Partner, include shares of stock in the General Partner) shall be applied and distributed in the following order:
(1) First , to the satisfaction of all of the Partnerships debts and liabilities to creditors other than the Holders (whether by payment or the making of reasonable provision for payment thereof);
(2) Second , to the satisfaction of all of the Partnerships debts and liabilities to the General Partner (whether by payment or the making of reasonable provision for payment thereof), including, but not limited to, amounts due as reimbursements under Section 7.4 hereof;
(3) Third , to the satisfaction of all of the Partnerships debts and liabilities to the other Holders (whether by payment or the making of reasonable provision for payment thereof); and
(4) Fourth , to the Partners in accordance with their positive Capital Account balances, determined after taking into account all Capital Account adjustments for all prior periods and the Partnership taxable year during which the liquidation occurs (other than those made as a result of the liquidating distribution set forth in this Section 13.2.A(4) ).
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The General Partner shall not receive any additional compensation for any services performed pursuant to this Article 13, other than reimbursement of its expenses as set forth in Section 7.4.
B. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 13.2.A hereof that require liquidation of the assets of the Partnership, but subject to the order of priorities set forth therein, if prior to or upon dissolution of the Partnership, the Liquidator determines that an immediate sale of part or all of the Partnerships assets would be impractical or would cause undue loss to the Holders, the Liquidator 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 Partnership (including to those Holders as creditors) and/or distribute to the Holders, in lieu of cash, as tenants in common and in accordance with the provisions of Section 13.2.A hereof, undivided interests in such Partnership assets as the Liquidator deems not suitable for liquidation. Any such distributions in kind shall be made only if, in the good faith judgment of the Liquidator, such distributions in kind are in the best interest of the Holders, and shall be subject to such conditions relating to the disposition and management of such properties as the Liquidator deems reasonable and equitable and to any agreements governing the operation of such properties at such time. The Liquidator shall determine the fair market value of any property distributed in kind using such reasonable method of valuation as it may adopt.
C. If any Holder has a deficit balance in its Capital Account (after giving effect to all contributions, distributions and allocations for all taxable years, including the year during which such liquidation occurs), except as otherwise agreed to by such Holder, such Holder shall have no obligation to make any contribution to the capital of the Partnership with respect to such deficit, and such deficit shall not be considered a debt owed to the Partnership or to any other Person for any purpose whatsoever.
D. In the sole and absolute discretion of the General Partner or the Liquidator, a pro rata portion of the distributions that would otherwise be made to the Holders pursuant to this Article 13 may be:
(1) distributed to a trust established for the benefit of the General Partner and the Holders for the purpose of liquidating Partnership assets, collecting amounts owed to the Partnership, and paying any contingent or unforeseen liabilities or obligations of the Partnership or of the General Partner arising out of or in connection with the Partnership and/or Partnership activities. The assets of any such trust shall be distributed to the Holders, from time to time, in the reasonable discretion of the General Partner, in the same proportions and amounts as would otherwise have been distributed to the Holders pursuant to this Agreement; or
(2) withheld or escrowed to provide a reasonable reserve for Partnership liabilities (contingent or otherwise) and to reflect the unrealized portion of any installment obligations owed to the Partnership, provided that such withheld or escrowed amounts shall be distributed to the Holders in the manner and order of priority set forth in Section 13.2.A hereof as soon as practicable.
E. In the event of the liquidation of the Partnership in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Liquidator may sell Partnership property. The liquidation of the Partnership shall not be deemed finally terminated until the Partnership shall have received cash payments in
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full with respect to obligations such as notes, purchase money mortgages, installment sale contracts or other similar receivables received by the Partnership in connection with the sale of Partnership assets and all obligations of the Partnership have been satisfied or assumed by the General Partner. The Liquidator shall continue to act to enforce all of the rights of the Partnership pursuant to any such obligations until paid in full or otherwise discharged or settled.
Section 13.3 Deemed Contribution and Distribution . Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article 13, in the event that the Partnership is liquidated within the meaning of Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(g), but no Liquidating Event has occurred, the Partnerships Property shall not be liquidated, the Partnerships liabilities shall not be paid or discharged and the Partnerships affairs shall not be wound up. Instead, for Federal income tax purposes the Partnership shall be deemed to have contributed all of its assets and liabilities to a new partnership in exchange for an interest in the new partnership; and immediately thereafter, distributed Partnership Units to the Partners in the new partnership in accordance with their respective Capital Accounts in liquidation of the Partnership, and the new partnership is deemed to continue the business of the Partnership. Nothing in this Section 13.3 shall be deemed to have constituted a Transfer to an Assignee as a Substituted Limited Partner without compliance with the provisions of Section 11.4 or Section 13.3 hereof.
Section 13.4 Rights of Holders . Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement (including Section 16.4 below) and subject to the rights of any Holder of any Partnership Interest set forth in a Partnership Unit Designation, (a) each Holder shall look solely to the assets of the Partnership for the return of its Capital Contribution, (b) no Holder shall have the right or power to demand or receive property other than cash from the Partnership and (c) no Holder shall have priority over any other Holder as to the return of its Capital Contributions, distributions or allocations.
Section 13.5 Notice of Dissolution . In the event that a Liquidating Event occurs or an event occurs that would, but for an election or objection by one or more Partners pursuant to Section 13.1 hereof, result in a dissolution of the Partnership, the General Partner shall, within thirty (30) days thereafter, provide written notice thereof to each Holder and, in the General Partners sole and absolute discretion or as required by the Act, to all other parties with whom the Partnership regularly conducts business (as determined in the sole and absolute discretion of the General Partner), and the General Partner may, or, if required by the Act, shall, publish notice thereof in a newspaper of general circulation in each place in which the Partnership regularly conducts business (as determined in the sole and absolute discretion of the General Partner).
Section 13.6 Cancellation of Certificate of Limited Partnership . Upon the completion of the liquidation of the Partnership cash and property as provided in Section 13.2 hereof, the Partnership shall be terminated, a certificate of cancellation shall be filed with the SDAT, all qualifications of the Partnership as a foreign limited partnership or association in jurisdictions other than the State of Maryland shall be cancelled, and such other actions as may be necessary to terminate the Partnership shall be taken.
Section 13.7 Reasonable Time for Winding-Up . A reasonable time shall be allowed for the orderly winding-up of the business and affairs of the Partnership and the liquidation of its assets pursuant to Section 13.2 hereof, in order to minimize any losses otherwise attendant upon such winding-up, and the provisions of this Agreement shall remain in effect between and among the Partners during the period of liquidation.
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ARTICLE 14
PROCEDURES FOR ACTIONS AND CONSENTS
OF PARTNERS; AMENDMENTS; MEETINGS
Section 14.1 Procedures for Actions and Consents of Partners . The actions requiring consent or approval of Partners pursuant to this Agreement, including Sections 7.3 and 16.7 hereof, or otherwise pursuant to applicable law, are subject to the procedures set forth in this Article 14.
Section 14.2 Amendments . Amendments to this Agreement may be proposed by the General Partner or by Limited Partners holding twenty-five percent (25%) or more of the Partnership Interests held by Limited Partners (for this purpose, treating Common Units and Series A Preferred Units as fungible) and, except as set forth in Section 7.3.C and subject to Sections 7.3.D and 16.7, shall be approved by the Consent of the Partners. Following such proposal, the General Partner shall submit to the Partners holding Partnership Interests entitled to vote thereon any proposed amendment that, pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, requires the consent, approval or vote of such Partners. The General Partner shall seek the written consent, approval or vote of the Partners on any such proposed amendment or shall call a meeting to vote thereon and to transact any other business that the General Partner may deem appropriate. For purposes of obtaining a written Consent, the General Partner may require a response within a reasonable specified time, but not less than fifteen (15) days, and failure to respond in such time period shall constitute a Consent that is consistent with the General Partners recommendation (if the General Partner shall have made a recommendation) with respect to the proposal; provided , however , that an action shall become effective at such time as requisite Consents are received even if prior to such specified time.
Section 14.3 Meetings of the Partners .
A. Meetings of the Partners may be called by the General Partner at any time in its own discretion, and shall be called by the General Partner upon its receipt of a written request by Limited Partners holding twenty-five percent (25%) or more of the Partnership Interests held by Limited Partners (for this purpose, treating Common Units and Series A Preferred Units as fungible). The call shall state the nature of the business to be transacted. Notice of any such meeting shall be given to all Partners entitled to act at the meeting not less than seven (7) days nor more than sixty (60) days prior to the date of such meeting. Partners may vote in person or by proxy at such meeting. Whenever the vote, consent or approval of Partners is permitted or required under this Agreement, such vote, consent or approval may be given at a meeting of Partners or may be given in accordance with the procedure prescribed in Section 14.3.B hereof.
B. Any action required or permitted to be taken at a meeting of the Partners may be taken without a meeting with the written Consent of the Partners, or such other applicable percentage or Consent as is expressly required by this Agreement for action on the matter in question, entitled to act on such matter at such a meeting. Such consent may be in one instrument or in several instruments, and shall have the same force and effect as a vote of the applicable percentage of Partners entitled to act at the meeting. Such consent shall be filed with the General Partner. An action so taken shall be deemed to have been taken at a meeting held on the effective date so certified.
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C. Each Partner entitled to act at the meeting may authorize any Person or Persons to act for it by proxy on all matters in which a Partner is entitled to participate, including waiving notice of any meeting, or voting or participating at a meeting. Each proxy must be signed by the Partner or its attorney-in-fact. No proxy shall be valid after the expiration of eleven (11) months from the date thereof unless otherwise provided in the proxy (or there is receipt of a proxy authorizing a later date). Every proxy shall be revocable at the pleasure of the Partner executing it, such revocation to be effective upon the Partnerships receipt of written notice of such revocation from the Partner executing such proxy, unless such proxy states that it is irrevocable and is coupled with an interest.
D. The General Partner may fix, in advance, a record date for determining the Partners entitled to vote at any meeting of the Partners or consent to any matter. Such date shall not be before the close of business on the day the record date is fixed and shall be not more than ninety days nor less than five days before the date on which such meeting is to be held or consent to be given. If no record date is fixed, the record date for the determination of Partners entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of the Partners shall be at the close of business on the day on which the notice of the meeting is sent, and the record date for any action taken by the Partners without a meeting shall be the effective date of such Partner action. When a determination of the Partners entitled to vote at any meeting of the Partners has been made as provided in this section, such determination shall apply to any adjournment thereof.
E. Each meeting of Partners shall be conducted by the General Partner or such other Person as the General Partner may appoint pursuant to such rules for the conduct of the meeting as the General Partner or such other Person deems appropriate in its sole and absolute discretion. Without limitation, meetings of Partners may be conducted in the same manner as meetings of the General Partners stockholders and may be held at the same time as, and as part of, the meetings of the General Partners stockholders.
ARTICLE 15
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 15.1 Redemption Rights of Qualifying Parties .
A. After the expiration of the applicable Fourteen-Month Period, a Qualifying Common Party shall have the right (subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein) (the Common Redemption Right ) to require the Partnership to redeem all or a portion of the Common Units held by a Common Tendering Party (Common Units that have in fact been tendered for redemption being hereafter referred to as Tendered Common Units ) in exchange (a Common Redemption ) for the Common Unit Cash Amount payable on the Specified Redemption Date. The Partnership may, in the General Partners sole and absolute discretion, redeem Tendered Common Units at the request of the Qualifying Common Party prior to the end of the applicable Fourteen-Month Period (subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein) (a Special Redemption ); provided , however , that the General Partner first receives a legal opinion
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to the same effect as the legal opinion described in Section 15.1.G(4) of this Agreement. Any Common Redemption shall be exercised pursuant to a Common Unit Notice of Redemption delivered to the General Partner by the Qualifying Common Party when exercising the Redemption right (the Common Tendering Party ). The Partnerships obligation to effect a Common Redemption, however, shall not arise or be binding against the Partnership until the earlier of (i) the date the General Partner notifies the Common Tendering Party that it declines to acquire some or all of the Tendered Common Units under Section 15.1.B hereof following receipt of a Common Unit Notice of Redemption and (ii) the Business Day following the Cut-Off Date. In the event of a Common Redemption, the Common Unit Cash Amount shall be delivered as a certified or bank check payable to the Common Tendering Party or, in the General Partners sole and absolute discretion, in immediately available funds, in each case, on or before the tenth (10th) Business Day following the date on which the General Partner receives a Common Unit Notice of Redemption from the Common Tendering Party.
B. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 15.1.A hereof, on or before the close of business on the Cut-Off Date, the General Partner may, in its sole and absolute discretion but subject to the Ownership Limit, elect to acquire some or all of the Tendered Common Units from the Common Tendering Party in exchange for REIT Shares. If the General Partner elects to acquire some or all of the Tendered Common Units pursuant to this Section 15.1.B, the General Partner shall give written notice thereof to the Common Tendering Party on or before the close of business on the Cut-Off Date. If the General Partner elects to acquire any of the Tendered Common Units for REIT Shares, the General Partner shall issue and deliver such REIT Shares to the Common Tendering Party pursuant to the terms of this Section 15.1.B, in which case (1) the General Partner shall assume directly the obligation with respect thereto and shall satisfy the Common Tendering Partys exercise of its Common Redemption Right with respect to such Tendered Common Units and (2) such transaction shall be treated, for Federal income tax purposes, as a transfer by the Common Tendering Party of such Tendered Common Units to the General Partner in exchange for the Common Unit REIT Shares Amount. If the General Partner so elects, on the Specified Redemption Date, the Common Tendering Party shall sell such number of the Tendered Common Units to the General Partner in exchange for a number of REIT Shares equal to the product of the Common Unit REIT Shares Amount and the Applicable Percentage. The Common Tendering Party shall submit (i) such information, certification or affidavit as the General Partner may reasonably require in connection with the application of the Ownership Limit to any such acquisition and (ii) such written representations and investment letters as reasonably necessary, in the General Partners view, to effect compliance with the Securities Act. In the event of a purchase of the Tendered Common Units by the General Partner pursuant to this Section 15.1.B, the Common Tendering Party shall no longer have the right to cause the Partnership to effect a Redemption of such Tendered Common Units and, upon notice to the Common Tendering Party by the General Partner, given on or before the close of business on the Cut-Off Date, that the General Partner has elected to acquire some or all of the Tendered Common Units pursuant to this Section 15.1.B, the obligation of the Partnership to effect a Redemption of the Tendered Common Units as to which the General Partners notice relates shall not accrue or arise. A number of REIT Shares equal to the product of the Common Unit REIT Shares Amount and the Applicable Percentage shall be delivered by the General Partner as duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable REIT Shares and, if applicable, Rights, free of any pledge, lien, encumbrance or restriction, other than the Ownership Limit and, to the extent applicable, the Securities Act and relevant state securities or blue sky laws. Neither any
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Common Tendering Party whose Tendered Common Units are acquired by the General Partner pursuant to this Section 15.1.B, any Partner, any Assignee nor any other interested Person shall have any right to require or cause the General Partner to register, qualify or list any REIT Shares owned or held by such Person, whether or not such REIT Shares are issued pursuant to this Section 15.1.B, with the SEC, with any state securities commissioner, department or agency, under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act or with any stock exchange; provided , however , that this limitation shall not be in derogation of any registration or similar rights granted pursuant to any other written agreement between the General Partner and any such Person. Notwithstanding any delay in such delivery, the Common Tendering Party shall be deemed the owner of such REIT Shares and Rights for all purposes, including, without limitation, rights to vote or consent, receive dividends, and exercise rights, as of the Specified Redemption Date. REIT Shares issued upon an acquisition of the Tendered Common Units by the General Partner pursuant to this Section 15.1.B may contain such legends regarding restrictions under the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws as the General Partner in good faith determines to be necessary or advisable in order to ensure compliance with such laws.
C. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 15.1.A and 15.1.B hereof, the Common Tendering Parties shall have no rights under this Agreement that would otherwise be prohibited by the Ownership Limit. To the extent that any attempted Redemption or acquisition of the Tendered Common Units by the General Partner pursuant to Section 15.1.B hereof would be in violation of this Section 15.1.C, it shall be null and void ab initio , and the Common Tendering Party shall not acquire any rights or economic interests in REIT Shares otherwise issuable by the General Partner under Section 15.1.B hereof or cash otherwise payable under Section 15.1.A hereof.
D. If the General Partner does not elect to acquire the Tendered Common Units pursuant to Section 15.1.B hereof:
(1) The Partnership may elect to raise funds for the payment of the Common Unit Cash Amount either (a) by requiring that the General Partner contribute to the Partnership funds from the proceeds of a registered public offering by the General Partner of REIT Shares sufficient to purchase the Tendered Common Units or (b) from any other sources (including, but not limited to, the sale of any Property and the incurrence of additional Debt) available to the Partnership. Any proceeds from a public offering that are in excess of the Common Unit Cash Amount shall be for the sole benefit of the General Partner. The General Partner shall make a Capital Contribution of any such amounts to the Partnership for an additional General Partner Interest. Any such contribution shall entitle the General Partner to an equitable Percentage Interest adjustment.
(2) If the Common Unit Cash Amount is not paid on or before the Specified Redemption Date, interest shall accrue with respect to the Common Unit Cash Amount from the day after the Specified Redemption Date to and including the date on which the Common Unit Cash Amount is paid at a rate equal to 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 (but not higher than the maximum lawful rate).
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E. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 15.1.B hereof, the General Partner shall not, under any circumstances, elect to acquire any Tendered Common Units in exchange for REIT Shares if such exchange would be prohibited under the Charter.
F. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary (but subject to Section 15.1.C hereof), with respect to any Redemption (or any tender of Common Units for Redemption if the Tendered Common Units are acquired by the General Partner pursuant to Section 15.1.B hereof) pursuant to this Section 15.1:
(1) All Common Units acquired by the General Partner pursuant to Section 15.1.B hereof shall automatically, and without further action required, be converted into and deemed to be a General Partner Interest comprised of the same number of Common Units.
(2) Subject to the Ownership Limit, no Common Tendering Party may effect a Redemption for less than one thousand (1,000) Common Units or, if such Common Tendering Party holds (as a Common Limited Partner or, economically, as an Assignee) less than one thousand (1,000) Common Units, all of the Common Units held by such Common Tendering Party, unless, in each case, otherwise agreed to by the General Partner in its sole and absolute discretion.
(3) If (i) a Common Tendering Party surrenders its Tendered Common Units during the period after the Partnership Record Date with respect to a distribution and before the record date established by the General Partner for a distribution to its stockholders of some or all of its portion of such Partnership distribution, and (ii) the General Partner elects to acquire any of such Tendered Common Units in exchange for REIT Shares pursuant to Section 15.1.B, such Common Tendering Party shall pay to the General Partner on the Specified Redemption Date an amount in cash equal to the portion of the Partnership distribution in respect of the Tendered Common Units exchanged for REIT Shares, insofar as such distribution relates to the same period for which such Common Tendering Party would receive a distribution in respect of such REIT Shares.
(4) The consummation of such Redemption (or an acquisition of Tendered Common Units by the General Partner pursuant to Section 15.1.B hereof, as the case may be) shall be subject to the expiration or termination of the applicable waiting period, if any, under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act.
(5) The Common Tendering Party shall continue to own (subject, in the case of an Assignee, to the provisions of Section 11.5 hereof) all Common Units subject to any Redemption, and be treated as a Common Limited Partner or an Assignee, as applicable, with respect to such Common Units for all purposes of this Agreement, until such Common Units are either paid for by the Partnership pursuant to Section 15.1.A hereof or transferred to the General Partner and paid for, by the issuance of the REIT Shares, pursuant to Section 15.1.B hereof on the Specified Redemption Date. Until a Specified Redemption Date and an acquisition of the Tendered Common Units by the General Partner pursuant to Section 15.1.B hereof, the Common Tendering Party shall have no rights as a stockholder of the General Partner with respect to the REIT Shares issuable in connection with such acquisition.
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G. In connection with an exercise of the Common Redemption Right pursuant to this Section 15.1, except as otherwise agreed by the General Partner, in its sole and absolute discretion, the Common Tendering Party shall submit the following to the General Partner, in addition to the Common Unit Notice of Redemption:
(1) A written affidavit, dated the same date as the Common Unit Notice of Redemption, (a) disclosing the actual and constructive ownership, as determined for purposes of Code Sections 856(a)(6) and 856(h), of REIT Shares by (i) such Common Tendering Party and (ii) to the best of their knowledge any Related Party and (b) representing that, after giving effect to the Redemption or an acquisition of the Tendered Common Units by the General Partner pursuant to Section 15.1.B hereof, neither the Common Tendering Party nor to the best of their knowledge any Related Party will own REIT Shares in violation of the Ownership Limit;
(2) A written representation that neither the Common Tendering Party nor to the best of their knowledge any Related Party has any intention to acquire any additional REIT Shares prior to the closing of the Redemption or an acquisition of the Tendered Common Units by the General Partner pursuant to Section 15.1.B hereof on the Specified Redemption Date; and
(3) An undertaking to certify, at and as a condition to the closing of (i) the Redemption or (ii) the acquisition of the Tendered Common Units by the General Partner pursuant to Section 15.1.B hereof on the Specified Redemption Date, that either (a) the actual and constructive ownership of REIT Shares by the Common Tendering Party and to the best of their knowledge any Related Party remain unchanged from that disclosed in the affidavit required by Section 15.1.G(1) or (b) after giving effect to the Redemption or an acquisition of the Tendered Common Units by the General Partner pursuant to Section 15.1.B hereof, neither the Common Tendering Party nor to the best of their knowledge any Related Party shall own REIT Shares in violation of the Ownership Limit.
(4) In connection with any Special Redemption, the General Partner shall have the right to receive an opinion of counsel reasonably satisfactory to it to the effect that the proposed Special Redemption will not cause the Partnership or the General Partner to violate any Federal or state securities laws or regulations applicable to the Special Redemption, the issuance and sale of the Tendered Common Units to the Common Tendering Party or the issuance and sale of REIT Shares to the Common Tendering Party pursuant to Section 15.1.B of this Agreement.
Section 15.2 Addresses and Notice . Any notice, demand, request or report required or permitted to be given or made to a Partner or Assignee 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 or electronic communication (including by telecopy, facsimile, electronic mail or commercial courier service) to the Partner, or Assignee at the address set forth in Exhibit A or Exhibit B (as applicable) or such other address of which the Partner shall notify the General Partner in accordance with this Section 15.2.
Section 15.3 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 or Sections are to Articles and Sections of this Agreement.
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Section 15.4 Pronouns and Plurals . Whenever the context may require, any pronouns 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 15.5 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 15.6 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 15.7 Waiver .
A. 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 a breach thereof shall constitute waiver of any such breach or any other covenant, duty, agreement or condition.
B. The restrictions, conditions and other limitations on the rights and benefits of the Limited Partners contained in this Agreement, and the duties, covenants and other requirements of performance or notice by the Limited Partners, are for the benefit of the Partnership and, except for an obligation to pay money to the Partnership, may be waived or relinquished by the General Partner, in its sole and absolute discretion, on behalf of the Partnership in one or more instances from time to time and at any time; provided , however , that any such waiver or relinquishment may not be made if it would have the effect of (i) creating liability for any other Limited Partner, (ii) causing the Partnership to cease to qualify as a limited partnership, (iii) reducing the amount of cash otherwise distributable to the Limited Partners (other than any such reduction that affects all of the Limited Partners holding the same class or series of Partnership Units on a uniform or pro rata basis, if approved by a Majority in Interest of the Partners holding such class or series of Partnership Units), (iv) resulting in the classification of the Partnership as an association or publicly traded partnership taxable as a corporation or (v) violating the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or any state blue sky or other securities laws; and provided , further , that any waiver relating to compliance with the Ownership Limit or other restrictions in the Charter shall be made and shall be effective only as provided in the Charter.
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; Consent to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial .
A. This Agreement shall be construed and enforced in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of Maryland, without regard to the principles of conflicts of law. In the event of a conflict between any provision of this Agreement and any non-mandatory provision of the Act, the provisions of this Agreement shall control and take precedence.
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B. Each Partner hereby (i) submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of any state or federal court sitting in the State of Maryland (collectively, the Maryland Courts ), with respect to any dispute arising out of this Agreement or any transaction contemplated hereby to the extent such courts would have subject matter jurisdiction with respect to such dispute, (ii) irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert by way of motion, defense, or otherwise, in any such action, any claim that it is not subject personally to the jurisdiction of any of the Maryland Courts, that its property is exempt or immune from attachment or execution, that the action is brought in an inconvenient forum, or that the venue of the action is improper, (iii) agrees that notice or the service of process in any action, suit or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby shall be properly served or delivered if delivered to such Partner at such Partners last known address as set forth in the Partnerships books and records, and (iv) irrevocably waives any and all right to trial by jury in any legal proceeding arising out of or related to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.
Section 15.10 Entire Agreement . This Agreement contains all of the understandings and agreements between and among the Partners with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement and the rights, interests and obligations of the Partners with respect to the Partnership. Notwithstanding the immediately preceding sentence, the Partners hereby acknowledge and agree that the General Partner, without the approval of any Limited Partner, may enter into side letters or similar written agreements with Limited Partners that are not Affiliates of the General Partner, executed contemporaneously with the admission of such Limited Partner to the Partnership, affecting the terms hereof, as negotiated with such Limited Partner and which the General Partner in its sole discretion deems necessary, desirable or appropriate. The parties hereto agree that any terms, conditions or provisions contained in such side letters or similar written agreements with a Limited Partner shall govern with respect to such Limited Partner notwithstanding the provisions of this Agreement.
Section 15.11 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 15.12 Limitation to Preserve REIT Status . Notwithstanding anything else in this Agreement, to the extent that the amount to be paid, credited, distributed or reimbursed by the Partnership to any REIT Partner or its officers, directors, employees or agents, whether as a reimbursement, fee, expense or indemnity (a REIT Payment ), would constitute gross income to the REIT Partner for purposes of Code Section 856(c)(2) or Code Section 856(c)(3), then, notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the amount of such REIT Payments, as selected by the General Partner in its discretion from among items of potential distribution, reimbursement, fees, expenses and indemnities, shall be reduced for any Partnership Year so that the REIT Payments, as so reduced, for or with respect to such REIT Partner shall not exceed the lesser of:
(i) an amount equal to the excess, if any, of (a) four and nine-tenths percent (4.9%) of the REIT Partners total gross income (but excluding the amount of any REIT Payments) for the Partnership Year that is described in subsections (A) through (I) of Code Section 856(c)(2) over (b) the amount of gross income (within the meaning of Code Section 856(c)(2)) derived by the REIT Partner from sources other than those described in subsections (A) through (I) of Code Section 856(c)(2) (but not including the amount of any REIT Payments); or
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(ii) an amount equal to the excess, if any, of (a) twenty-four percent (24%) of the REIT Partners total gross income (but excluding the amount of any REIT Payments) for the Partnership Year that is described in subsections (A) through (I) of Code Section 856(c)(3) over (b) the amount of gross income (within the meaning of Code Section 856(c)(3)) derived by the REIT Partner from sources other than those described in subsections (A) through (I) of Code Section 856(c)(3) (but not including the amount of any REIT Payments);
provided , however , that REIT Payments in excess of the amounts set forth in clauses (i) and (ii) above may be made if the General Partner, as a condition precedent, obtains an opinion of tax counsel that the receipt of such excess amounts should not adversely affect the REIT Partners ability to qualify as a REIT. To the extent that REIT Payments may not be made in a Partnership Year as a consequence of the limitations set forth in this Section 15.12, such REIT Payments shall carry over and shall be treated as arising in the following Partnership Year if such carry over does not adversely affect the REIT Partners ability to qualify as a REIT , provided , however , that any such REIT Payment shall not be carried over more than three Partnership Years, and any such remaining payments shall no longer be due and payable. The purpose of the limitations contained in this Section 15.12 is to prevent any REIT Partner from failing to qualify as a REIT under the Code by reason of such REIT Partners share of items, including distributions, reimbursements, fees, expenses or indemnities, receivable directly or indirectly from the Partnership, and this Section 15.12 shall be interpreted and applied to effectuate such purpose.
Section 15.13 No Partition. No Partner nor any successor-in-interest to a Partner shall have the right while this Agreement remains in effect to have any property of the Partnership partitioned, or to file a complaint or institute any proceeding at law or in equity to have such property of the Partnership partitioned, and each Partner, on behalf of itself and its successors and assigns hereby waives any such right. It is the intention of the Partners that the rights of the parties hereto and their successors-in-interest to Partnership property, as among themselves, shall be governed by the terms of this Agreement, and that the rights of the Partners and their respective successors-in-interest shall be subject to the limitations and restrictions as set forth in this Agreement.
Section 15.14 No Third-Party Rights Created Hereby. The provisions of this Agreement are solely for the purpose of defining the interests of the Holders, inter se ; and no other person, firm or entity (i.e., a party who is not a signatory hereto or a permitted successor to such signatory hereto including, without limitation, a creditor of the Partnership or any Partner or other third party having dealings with the Partnership) shall have any right, power, title or interest by way of subrogation or otherwise, in and to the rights, powers, title and provisions of this Agreement. No creditor or other third party having dealings with the Partnership shall have the right to enforce the right or obligation of any Partner to make Capital Contributions or loans to the Partnership or to pursue any other right or remedy hereunder or at law or in equity. None of the rights or obligations of the Partners herein set forth to make Capital Contributions or loans
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to the Partnership shall be deemed an asset of the Partnership for any purpose by any creditor or other third party, nor may any such rights or obligations be sold, transferred or assigned by the Partnership or pledged or encumbered by the Partnership to secure any debt or other obligation of the Partnership or any of the Partners.
Section 15.15 No Rights as Stockholders. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be construed as conferring upon the Holders of Partnership Units any rights whatsoever as stockholders of the General Partner, including without limitation any right to receive dividends or other distributions made to stockholders of the General Partner or to vote or to consent or receive notice as stockholders in respect of any meeting of stockholders for the election of directors of the General Partner or any other matter.
ARTICLE 16
SERIES A PREFERRED UNITS
Section 16.1 Designation and Number.
A series of Partnership Units in the Partnership designated as the Series A Cumulative Redeemable Convertible Preferred Units (the Series A Preferred Units ) is hereby established. The number of Series A Preferred Units shall be 499,010.
Section 16.2 Rank.
Notwithstanding any provision of the Agreement (except Section 13.2.A(4)), including any amendments made thereto after the date hereof, and unless the Consent of the Series A Limited Partners is obtained, the parties hereto intend that the Series A Preferred Units shall, with respect to rights to the payment of distributions in accordance with Section 16.3 and the distribution of assets upon voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the General Partner, rank senior to all Junior Units; provided, however, that to the extent there is any conflict between this Section 16.2 and Section 13.2.A(4), Section 13.2.A(4) shall govern.
Section 16.3 Distributions.
A. Payment of Distributions . In accordance with Section 5.1, Holders of Series A Units shall be entitled to receive, when, as and if declared by the Partnership acting through the General Partner, out of Available Cash, cumulative preferential cash distributions in an amount equal to the Series A Priority Return. Such distributions shall be cumulative, shall accrue from the original date of issuance of such Series A Preferred Units and will be payable (i) quarterly (such quarterly periods for purposes of payment and accrual will be the quarterly periods ending on the dates specified in this sentence and not calendar quarters) in arrears, on or before the last calendar day of March, June, September and December of each year, commencing on the first of such dates to occur after the original date of issuance, and, (ii) in the event of a redemption or conversion of Series A Preferred Units, and solely with respect to the redeemed or converted Series A Preferred Units, as applicable, on the redemption or conversion date (each, a Series A Preferred Unit Distribution Payment Date ). If any date on which distributions are to be made on the Series A Preferred Units is not a Business Day, then payment of the distribution to be made on such date will be made on the next succeeding day that is a Business Day (and without any interest or other payment in respect of any such delay).
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B. Distributions Cumulative . Distributions on the Series A Preferred Units that are due but unpaid will accumulate and compound quarterly, on the applicable Series A Preferred Unit Distribution Payment Date after each calendar quarter, at the Applicable Rate, whether or not there is sufficient Available Cash for such distributions and whether or not such distributions are authorized.
C. Priority as to Distributions . If any Series A Preferred Units are outstanding, if and so long as the Partnership is in arrears with regard to the payment of any distributions for any past quarterly period upon any outstanding Series A Preferred Units or has failed to pay when due the Series A Cash Amount or deliver when due Registered REIT Shares upon the redemption of any Tendered Series A Preferred Units, (A) no distributions shall be authorized and paid or set apart for payment, nor shall any other distribution be authorized or made, upon any Junior Units unless distributions sufficient to make up such arrearage shall have been or contemporaneously are authorized and paid or authorized and a sum sufficient for the payment thereof is set apart for payment or such Tendered Series A Preferred Units are redeemed, as applicable, and (B) no Junior Units shall be redeemed, purchased or otherwise acquired for any consideration (nor any moneys be paid to or made available for a sinking fund for the redemption of any such Junior Units) by the Partnership or the General Partner or any of its Affiliates (except, in each case, for (x) the redemption of Common Units or Partnership Equivalent Units from the General Partner pursuant to Section 4.7.B, (y) any acquisition by the General Partner of Tendered Common Units in exchange for REIT Shares in accordance with Section 15.1 or (z) by conversion into or exchange for Junior Units or REIT Shares with no cash distributed in connection therewith).
Section 16.4 Liquidation Preference .
A. The parties hereto intend that, upon any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the affairs of the Partnership, before any distribution or payment shall be made whether in cash or in kind to any current or future Junior Unit Holder in respect of its Junior Units and notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary (except Section 13.2.A(4)), the Holders of Series A Units shall be entitled to receive and be paid in cash out of the assets of the Partnership legally available for distribution to the Partners pursuant to this Agreement an amount equal to the Series A Preference of the outstanding Series A Preferred Units plus any accrued and unpaid Series A Priority Return.
B. In the event that, upon any such voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Partnership, the legally available assets of the Partnership are insufficient to pay the full amount of the Series A Preference on all outstanding Series A Preferred Units plus any accrued and unpaid Series A Priority Return, then such assets shall be allocated among the Series A Limited Partners in proportion to the Series A Percentage Interests.
C. After the payment to the Holders of Series A Preferred Units of full preferential amounts provided for in this Section 16.4, the Holders of Series A Preferred Units as such shall have no right or claim to any of the remaining assets of the General Partner.
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D. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 16.4, to the extent there is any conflict between the provisions of this Section 16.4 and Section 13.2.A(4), Section 13.2.A(4) shall govern.
Section 16.5 Redemption of Series A Preferred Units.
A. Redemption at Series A Limited Partners Option .
(1) After the 3-year anniversary of the date of this Agreement, each Qualifying Series A Party shall have the right (subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Section 16.5) (the Series A Redemption Right ) to require the Partnership to redeem all or a portion of the Series A Preferred Units held by such Series A Tendering Party (Preferred Units that have in fact been tendered for redemption being hereafter referred to as Tendered Series A Units ) in exchange (a Series A Redemption ) for an amount per unit equal to the Series A Preference thereon plus any accrued distributions that have not been paid on or prior to the applicable Specified Series A Redemption Date (the Series A Cash Amount ). Any Series A Redemption shall be exercised pursuant to a Series A Notice of Redemption delivered to the General Partner by the Qualifying Series A Party (the Series A Tendering Party ) at least thirty (30) Business Days prior to the last day of the calendar quarter in which the Series A Tendering Party is exercising its Series A Redemption Right. The Partnerships obligation to effect a Series A Redemption, however, shall not arise or be binding against the Partnership until the earlier of (i) the date the General Partner notifies the Series A Tendering Party that it declines to acquire some or all of the Tendered Series A Units under Section 16.5.A.2 hereof following receipt of a Series A Notice of Redemption and (ii) the Business Day following the Cut-Off Date. In the event of a Series A Redemption, the Series A Cash Amount shall be delivered as a certified or bank check payable to the Series A Tendering Party or, in the General Partners sole and absolute discretion, in immediately available funds, in each case, on or before 5:00 p.m. Pacific time on the last Business Day of such calendar quarter (the Specified Series A Redemption Date ), after giving effect to the distributions paid on such date. A Qualifying Series A Party may exercise the Series A Redemption Right once per calendar quarter with respect to part or all of the Series A Preferred Units that it owns, as selected by the Qualifying Series A Party. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 16.5, the Partnership, in its sole discretion, may redeem the Tendered Series A Units set forth in a Series A Notice of Redemption at any time after receipt of such notice. The General Partner shall use commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that any amounts paid in redemption of Tendered Series A Units under this Agreement shall be paid out of any Available Cash remaining after any accrued but previously unpaid amounts described in Section 16.3 shall have been distributed to all of the Series A Limited Partners entitled to such amounts.
(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 16.5.A.1 hereof, on or before the close of business on the Cut-Off Date, the General Partner may, in its sole and absolute discretion but subject to the Ownership Limit, elect to acquire some or all of the Tendered Series A Units from the Series A Tendering Party in exchange for Registered REIT Shares. If the General Partner elects to acquire some or all of the Tendered Series A Units pursuant to this Section 16.5.A.2, the General Partner shall give written notice thereof to the Series A Tendering Party on or before the close of business on the Cut-Off Date. If the General Partner elects to acquire any of the Tendered Series A Units for Registered REIT Shares, the General Partner
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shall issue and deliver such Registered REIT Shares to the Series A Tendering Party pursuant to the terms of this Section 16.5.A.2, in which case (1) the General Partner shall assume directly the obligation with respect thereto and shall satisfy the Series A Tendering Partys exercise of its Series A Redemption Right with respect to such Tendered Series A Units and (2) such transaction shall be treated, for Federal income tax purposes, as a transfer by the Series A Tendering Party of such Tendered Series A Units to the General Partner in exchange for the Series A REIT Shares Amount. If the General Partner so elects, on the Specified Series A Redemption Date, the Series A Tendering Party shall sell such number of the Tendered Series A Units to the General Partner in exchange for a number of Registered REIT Shares equal to the product of the Series A REIT Shares Amount and the Applicable Percentage. The Series A Tendering Party shall submit (i) such information, certification or affidavit as the General Partner may reasonably require in connection with the application of the Ownership Limit to any such acquisition and (ii) such written representations and investment letters as reasonably necessary, in the General Partners view, to effect compliance with the Securities Act (including the requirements of any form of registration statement used to issue such Registered REIT Shares). In the event of a purchase of the Tendered Series A Units by the General Partner pursuant to this Section 16.5.A.2, the Series A Tendering Party shall no longer have the right to cause the Partnership to effect a Series A Redemption of such Tendered Series A Units and, upon notice to the Series A Tendering Party by the General Partner, given on or before the close of business on the Cut-Off Date, that the General Partner has elected to acquire some or all of the Tendered Series A Units pursuant to this Section 16.5.A.2, the obligation of the Partnership to effect a Series A Redemption of the Tendered Series A Units as to which the General Partners notice relates shall not accrue or arise. A number of Registered REIT Shares equal to the product of the Applicable Percentage and the Series A REIT Shares Amount, if applicable, shall be delivered by the General Partner as duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable Registered REIT Shares and, if applicable, Rights, free of any pledge, lien, encumbrance or restriction, other than the Ownership Limit. Apart from the requirement that any REIT Shares issued pursuant to this Section 16.5.A.2 must be Registered REIT Shares, neither any Series A Tendering Party whose Tendered Series A Units are acquired by the General Partner pursuant to this Section 16.5.A.2, any Partner, any Assignee nor any other interested Person shall have any right to require or cause the General Partner to register, qualify or list any REIT Shares owned or held by such Person, whether or not such REIT Shares are issued pursuant to this Section 16.5.A.2, with the SEC, with any state securities commissioner, department or agency, under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act or with any stock exchange; provided , however , that this limitation shall not be in derogation of any registration or similar rights granted pursuant to any other written agreement between the General Partner and any such Person. Subject to Section 16.5.A.5 below, but otherwise notwithstanding any other delay in such delivery, the Series A Tendering Party shall be deemed the owner of such REIT Shares and Rights for all purposes, including, without limitation, rights to vote or consent, receive dividends, and exercise rights, as of the Specified Series A Redemption Date.
(3) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 16.5.A.1 and 16.5.A.2 hereof, the Series A Tendering Parties shall have no rights under this Agreement that would otherwise be prohibited by the Ownership Limit. To the extent that any attempted Series A Redemption or acquisition of the Tendered Series A Units by the General Partner pursuant to Section 16.5.A.2 hereof would be in violation of this Section 16.5.A.3, it shall be null and void ab initio , and the Series A Tendering Party shall not acquire any rights or economic interests in REIT Shares otherwise issuable by the General Partner under Section 16.5.A.2 hereof or cash otherwise payable under Section 16.5.A.1 hereof.
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(4) If the General Partner does not elect to acquire the Tendered Series A Units pursuant to Section 16.5.A.2 hereof:
(i) The Partnership may elect to raise funds for the payment of the Series A Cash Amount either (a) by requiring that the General Partner contribute to the Partnership funds from the proceeds of a registered public offering by the General Partner of REIT Shares sufficient to purchase the Tendered Series A Units or (b) from any other sources (including, but not limited to, the sale of any Property and the incurrence of additional Debt) available to the Partnership. Any proceeds from a public offering that are in excess of the Series A Cash Amount shall be for the sole benefit of the General Partner. The General Partner shall make a Capital Contribution of any such amounts to the Partnership for an additional General Partner Interest. Any such contribution shall entitle the General Partner to an equitable Percentage Interest adjustment.
(ii) If the Series A Cash Amount is not paid on or before the Specified Series A Redemption Date, interest shall accrue with respect to the Series A Cash Amount from the day after the Specified Series A Redemption Date to and including the date on which the Series A Cash Amount is paid at a rate equal to the greater of (x) 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 (but not higher than the maximum lawful rate) and (y) the Applicable Rate.
(5) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 16.5.A:
(i) If (x) the Board of Directors determines that the filing of a registration statement covering the issuance of Registered REIT Shares or the use of any related prospectus would be materially detrimental to the General Partner because such action would require the disclosure of material information that the General Partner has a bona fide business purpose for preserving as confidential or the disclosure of which would materially impede the General Partners ability to consummate a significant transaction or (y) as of an applicable Specified Series A Redemption Date a registration statement under the Securities Act is not then effective, then in either case the General Partner shall be entitled to delay the Specified Series A Redemption Date for a period of up to forty-five (45) consecutive days by delivering written notice thereof to the Series A Tendering Party not less than five (5) Business Days prior to the then-applicable Specified Series A Redemption Date; provided , however , that (A) the General Partner shall not be entitled to exercise such right with respect to a particular Qualifying Series A Party more than two (2) times in any twenty-four month period, (B) more than once with respect to any particular Preferred Tendered Units or (C) less than 30 days after a Specified Series A Redemption Date that was delayed in respect of a particular Qualifying Series A Party pursuant to this paragraph.
(ii) If the General Partner is unable to deliver Registered REIT Shares on the Specified Series A Redemption Date (after giving effect to any delay thereto in accordance with the foregoing), then the General Partner shall be required to purchase for cash on the Specified Series A Redemption Date any Tendered Series A Units that it had previously
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elected to acquire for Registered REIT Shares, such purchase price to be based upon the Series A Cash Amount used in calculating the applicable Series A REIT Shares Amount. If such purchase price is not paid on or before the Specified Redemption Date (after giving effect to any delay thereto in accordance with the foregoing), such purchase price shall accrue interest in a manner consistent with Section 16.5.A.4(ii), mutatis mutandis .
(6) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 16.5.A.2 hereof, the General Partner shall not, under any circumstances, elect to acquire any Tendered Series A Units in exchange for Registered REIT Shares if such exchange would be prohibited under the Charter.
(7) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary (but subject to Section 16.5.A.3 hereof), with respect to any Series A Redemption (or any tender of Series A Preferred Units for redemption if the Tendered Series A Units are acquired by the General Partner pursuant to Section 16.5.A.2 hereof) pursuant to this Section 16.5:
(i) All Series A Preferred Units acquired by the General Partner pursuant to Section 16.5.A.2 hereof shall automatically, and without further action required, be converted into and deemed to be a General Partner Interest comprised of a number of Common Units equal to the number REIT Shares issued in respect of such acquisition.
(ii) Subject to the Ownership Limit, no Series A Tendering Party may effect a Series A Redemption for less than one thousand (1,000) Series A Preferred Units or, if such Series A Tendering Party holds (as a Series A Limited Partner or, economically, as an Assignee) less than one thousand (1,000) Series A Preferred Units, all of the Series A Preferred Units held by such Series A Tendering Party, unless, in each case, otherwise agreed to by the General Partner in its sole and absolute discretion.
(iii) If (a) a Series A Tendering Party surrenders its Tendered Series A Units during the period after the Partnership Record Date with respect to a distribution and before the record date established by the General Partner for a distribution to its stockholders of some or all of its portion of such Partnership distribution, and (b) the General Partner elects to acquire any of such Tendered Series A Units in exchange for Registered REIT Shares pursuant to Section 16.5.A.2, such Series A Tendering Party shall pay to the General Partner on the Specified Series A Redemption Date an amount in cash equal to the portion of the Partnership distribution in respect of the Tendered Series A Units exchanged for Registered REIT Shares, insofar as such distribution relates to the same period for which such Series A Tendering Party would receive a distribution in respect of such Registered REIT Shares.
(iv) The consummation of such Series A Redemption (or an acquisition of Tendered Series A Units by the General Partner pursuant to Section 16.5.A.2 hereof, as the case may be) shall be subject to the expiration or termination of the applicable waiting period, if any, under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act.
(v) The Series A Tendering Party shall continue to own (subject, in the case of an Assignee, to the provisions of Section 11.5 hereof) all Series A Preferred Units subject to any Series A Redemption, and be treated as a Series A Limited Partner or an Assignee, as applicable, with respect to such Series A Preferred Units for all purposes of this Agreement, until
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such Preferred Units are either paid for by the Partnership pursuant to Section 16.5.A.1 hereof or transferred to the General Partner and paid for, by the issuance of the Registered REIT Shares or otherwise, on the Specified Series A Redemption Date. Until a Specified Series A Redemption Date and an acquisition of the Tendered Series A Units by the General Partner pursuant to Section 16.5.A.2 hereof, the Series A Tendering Party shall have no rights as a stockholder of the General Partner with respect to the Registered REIT Shares issuable in connection with such acquisition.
(vi) No fractional Registered REIT Shares shall be issued upon the redemption of any Tendered Series A Units. If the redemption of any Tendered Series A Units otherwise would result in the issuance of a fractional Registered REIT Shares, the General Partner shall pay a cash amount in lieu of issuing such fractional Registered REIT Shares in an amount equal to such fractional interest multiplied by the Value of a REIT Share used in determining the Series A REIT Shares Amount.
(8) In connection with an exercise of redemption rights pursuant to this Section 16.5, except as otherwise agreed by the General Partner, in its sole and absolute discretion, the Series A Tendering Party shall submit the following to the General Partner, in addition to the Series A Notice of Redemption:
(i) A written affidavit, dated the same date as the Series A Notice of Redemption, (a) disclosing the actual and constructive ownership, as determined for purposes of Code Sections 856(a)(6) and 856(h), of REIT Shares by (i) such Series A Tendering Party and (ii) to the best of their knowledge any Related Party and (b) representing that, after giving effect to the Series A Redemption or an acquisition of the Tendered Series A Units by the General Partner pursuant to Section 16.5.A.2 hereof, neither the Series A Tendering Party nor to the best of their knowledge any Related Party will own REIT Shares in violation of the Ownership Limit;
(ii) A written representation that neither the Series A Tendering Party nor to the best of their knowledge any Related Party has any intention to acquire any additional REIT Shares prior to the closing of the Series A Redemption or an acquisition of the Tendered Series A Units by the General Partner pursuant to Section 16.5.A.2 hereof on the Specified Series A Redemption Date; and
(iii) An undertaking to certify, at and as a condition to the closing of (i) the Series A Redemption or (ii) the acquisition of the Tendered Series A Units by the General Partner pursuant to Section 16.5.A.2 hereof on the Specified Series A Redemption Date, that either (a) the actual and constructive ownership of REIT Shares by the Series A Tendering Party and to the best of their knowledge any Related Party remain unchanged from that disclosed in the affidavit required by Section 16.5.A(8)(i) or (b) after giving effect to the Series A Redemption or an acquisition of the Tendered Series A Units by the General Partner pursuant to Section 16.5.A.2 hereof, neither the Series A Tendering Party nor to the best of their knowledge any Related Party shall own REIT Shares in violation of the Ownership Limit.
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B. Redemption at Partnerships Option . In connection with or after any General Partner Fundamental Change, the Partnership shall have the right, in its sole discretion (the Partnership Series A Redemption Right ), to redeem all or any portion of the Series A Preferred Units held by any Holder thereof at a redemption price, to be paid in cash, per unit equal to the Series A Cash Amount. The Partnership Series A Redemption Right shall be exercised pursuant to a notice of redemption delivered to the applicable Holder by the General Partner (i) if in connection with a General Partner Fundamental Change, at least five (5) Business Days, but not more than forty-five (45) Business Days, prior to the consummation of the applicable General Partner Fundamental Change or (ii) if after a General Partner Fundamental Change, at least thirty (30) Business Days prior to the date set forth in the notice of redemption on which the Partnership will exercise its Partnership Series A Redemption Right. In the case of a notice of redemption delivered in connection with a General Partner Fundamental Change, such notice of redemption may be conditioned on the consummation of such General Partner Fundamental Change; any other exercise of the Partnership Series A Redemption Right shall be irrevocable. Such Preferred Unit Redemption shall occur on the date specified in the notice of redemption, which shall in no event be prior to the consummation of a General Partner Fundamental Change. For the sake of clarity, the General Partner may exercise the Partnership Series A Redemption Right from time to time after the consummation of any General Partner Fundamental Change. The General Partner shall use commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that any amounts paid in redemption of Series A Preferred Units under this Agreement shall be paid out of any Available Cash remaining after any accrued but previously unpaid amounts described in Section 16.3 shall have been distributed to all of the Series A Limited Partners entitled to such amounts.
C. Redemption Generally . Each Series A Limited Partner or other Holder of Series A Preferred Units covenants and agrees with the General Partner that all Partnership Units delivered for redemption shall be delivered to the Partnership free and clear of all liens and, notwithstanding anything herein contained to the contrary, the Partnership shall not be under any obligation to acquire Partnership Units which are or may be subject to any liens. Each Series A Limited Partner and other Holder of Series A Preferred Units further agrees that, in the event any state or local property transfer tax is payable as a result of the transfer of its Partnership Units to the Partnership, such Series A Limited Partner or Holder shall assume and pay such transfer tax.
Section 16.6 Conversion .
A. Series A Conversion Right .
(1) After the 3-year anniversary of the date of this Agreement and from time to time thereafter, each Qualifying Series A Party shall have the right to convert all or any portion of its Series A Preferred Units to Common Units (a Series A Conversion ), subject to the terms and provisions of this Section 16.6 (the Series A Conversion Right ). Upon a Qualifying Series A Partys election to exercise the Series A Conversion Right, the Series A Preferred Units for which the Series A Conversion Right is exercised shall be converted into a number of Common Units equal to the Series A Conversion Amount. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the General Partner may, at its option, elect to pay on the applicable Series A Conversion Date all or any portion of any distributions accrued on the Series A Preferred Units tendered for conversion through the Series A Conversion Date, in which event the Series A Cash Amount used in determining the Series A Conversion Amount shall not include the amount of such distributions.
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(2) No fractional Common Units shall be issued upon the conversion of any Series A Preferred Units. If the conversion of any Series A Preferred Units otherwise would result in the issuance of a fractional Common Unit, the General Partner shall pay a cash amount in lieu of issuing such fractional Common Unit in an amount equal to (a) such fractional interest multiplied by (b) the product of (x) the Value of a REIT Share used in determining the Series A Conversion Amount and (y) the Adjustment Factor used in determining the Series A Conversion Amount.
(3) The Series A Converting Party shall continue to own (subject, in the case of an Assignee, to the provisions of Section 11.5 hereof) all Series A Preferred Units subject to any Series A Conversion, and be treated as a Series A Limited Partner or an Assignee, as applicable, with respect to such Series A Preferred Units for all purposes of this Agreement, until such Series A Preferred Units have been converted into Common Units on the applicable Series A Conversion Date. Until such conversion on such Series A Conversion Date, the Series A Converting Party shall have no rights as a Limited Partner with respect to the Common Units issuable in connection with such conversion.
B. Series A Conversion Right Procedures .
(1) Any Series A Conversion shall be exercised pursuant to a Series A Notice of Conversion delivered to the General Partner by the applicable Qualifying Series A Party (the Series A Converting Party ).
(2) As promptly as practicable after the receipt of the Series A Notice of Conversion, the General Partner shall issue and shall deliver or cause to be issued and delivered to such Holder (A) a number of Common Units equal to the Series A Conversion Amount, such Common Units to be duly authorized and validly issued in accordance with this Agreement and free of any pledge, lien, encumbrance or restriction, other than as set forth in this Agreement or under the Securities Act and relevant state securities or blue sky laws, (B) payment of accrued distributions through the Series A Conversion Date if the General Partner elects to pay such distributions pursuant to Section 16.6.A.1 and (C) cash for any fractional Common Unit in accordance with Section 16.6.A.2.
(3) Each Series A Conversion shall be deemed to have been made at the close of business on the date that the General Partner receives the Series A Notice of Conversion or, if such date is not a Business Day, the close of business on the next Business Day (the Series A Conversion Date ), so that the rights of the Holder thereof as to the Series A Preferred Units being converted shall cease except for the right to receive the Common Units and, if applicable, the other items set forth in Section 16.6.B.2, and the Qualifying Series A Party entitled to receive Common Units shall be treated for all purposes as having become the Holder of those Common Units at that time. If such Holder was a Series A Limited Partner prior to such Series A Conversion, then such Series A Limited Partner shall thereafter be a Limited Partner in respect of such Common Units. If such Holder was an Assignee prior to such Series A Conversion, then such Assignee shall thereafter be an Assignee in respect of such Common Units.
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(4) No Series A Converting Party may effect a Series A Conversion for less than one thousand (1,000) Series A Preferred Units or, if such Series A Converting Party holds (as a Series A Limited Partner or, economically, as an Assignee) less than one thousand (1,000) Series A Preferred Units, all of the Series A Preferred Units held by such Series A Converting Party, unless, in each case, otherwise agreed to by the General Partner in its sole and absolute discretion.
C. Effect of Business Combinations .
(1) In the case of any (i) any recapitalization, reclassification or change of outstanding Common Units (other than changes resulting from a subdivision or combination), (ii) a consolidation, merger or combination involving the Partnership, (iii) a sale, conveyance or lease to another corporation or entity of all or substantially all of the Partnerships property and assets (other than to one or more of the General Partners subsidiaries) or (iv) an exchange of substantially all Common Units for securities of another entity (each of the foregoing, a Business Combination ), in each case, as a result of which Holders of Common Units are entitled to receive securities, other property or assets (including cash or any combination thereof) with respect to or in exchange for Common Units, a Qualifying Series A Party shall be entitled thereafter to convert its Series A Preferred Units into the kind and amount of securities or other property or assets (including cash or any combination thereof) which the Qualifying Series A Party would have owned or been entitled to receive upon such Business Combination as if such Qualifying Series A Party had converted its Series A Preferred Units immediately prior to the consummation thereof. In the event that Holders of Common Units have the opportunity to elect the form of consideration to be received in such Business Combination, the General Partner shall make adequate provision whereby each Holder of Series A Preferred Units shall have a reasonable opportunity to determine the form of consideration into which all of such Holders Series A Preferred Units shall be convertible from and after the effective date of such Business Combination.
(2) The General Partner shall provide notice of the opportunity to determine the form of such consideration by posting such notice to the General Partners transfer agent. If the effective date of a Business Combination is delayed beyond the initially anticipated effective date, the Holders of Series A Preferred Units shall be given the opportunity to make subsequent similar determinations in regard to such delayed effective date. None of the foregoing provisions shall affect the right of a Qualifying Series A Party to convert its Series A Preferred Units into Common Units prior to the effective date of such Business Combination.
Section 16.7 Voting Rights.
A. General . Except as required by any non-waivable provision of the law of the State of Maryland or as expressly set forth Sections 7.3.B, 7.3.D, 13.1.A, 14.2, 15.7.B and this Section 16.7, the Series A Limited Partners shall have no voting rights whatsoever on any matter relating to the Partnership, whether under the Act, at law, in equity or otherwise, and the Consent of the Series A Limited Partners shall not be required for the taking of any action by the Partnership or the General Partner, regardless of the effect that such action may have upon the rights, preferences or privileges of the Series A Preferred Units.
B. Additional Consent Rights . So long as any Series A Preferred Units remain outstanding, the Consent of the Series A Limited Partners will be required to:
(1) Authorize, designate or issue any class or series of Partnership Interests ranking pari passu with or senior to the Series A Preferred Units with respect to payment of dividends or the distribution of assets upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the affairs of the Partnership;
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(2) Increase the authorized or issued amount of Series A Preferred Units;
(3) Amend, alter or repeal the provisions of this Article 16, whether by merger, consolidation, transfer or conveyance of all or substantially all of the Partnerships assets or otherwise (an Event ), so as to materially and adversely affect any right, preference or privilege of the Series A Preferred Units; provided , however , that, with respect to any Event (and subject to clause (4) immediately below, if applicable), so long as the Series A Preferred Units remain outstanding with the terms thereof materially unchanged, taking into account that, upon the occurrence of an Event, the Partnership may not be the surviving entity and the surviving entity may not be a limited partnership, the occurrence of such Event shall not be deemed to materially and adversely affect such rights, preferences or privileges of Series A Preferred Units, and in such case no Consent of the Series A Limited Partners shall be required with respect to the occurrence of any such Event; or
(4) Effect any General Partner Fundamental Change, provided , however , that, with respect to any General Partner Fundamental Change (and subject to clause (3) immediately above, if applicable), so long as the provisions of Section 16.8, or substantially identical provisions thereto set forth in the organizational documents of any Surviving Partnership, shall be effective after the consummation of such General Partner Fundamental Change, no Consent of the Series A Limited Partners shall be required with respect to such General Partner Fundamental Change.
Section 16.8 Provisions Effective After General Partner Fundamental Change.
The following provisions shall become effective only upon consummation of a General Partner Fundamental Change, and then only and for so long as any Series A Preferred Units shall remain outstanding:
A. Minimum Tax Distributions . From and after the date a General Partner Fundamental Change is consummated, if the amount distributed to each Series A Limited Partner pursuant to Section 5.1 and Section 16.3 with respect to any Partnership Year is less than an amount equal to (i) the amount of taxable income allocated to such Series A Limited Partner pursuant to Article 6 multiplied by (ii) 40%, then the Partnership shall make distributions not later than the Series A Preferred Unit Distribution Payment Date in March of the year following the Partnership Year to which such distributions relate in an amount equal to the product of clause (i) and (ii) above reduced by the aggregate amount of distributions made to such Series A Limited Partner under Section 5.1 and Section 16.3 with respect to such Partnership Year. Distributions required by this Section 16.8.A shall be made without regard to the availability of Available Cash. If the Partnership does not have sufficient Available Cash to fund the distribution required by this Section 16.8.A, the General Partner shall, subject to the other limitations of this Agreement, take such action as may be necessary to create sufficient funds to permit such distribution. Any distributions made pursuant to this Section 16.8.A shall be treated as having been made by the Partnership pursuant to Section 5.1 and Section 16.3 for all purposes hereunder.
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B. Minimum Equity Requirement . From and after the date a General Partner Fundamental Change is consummated, so long as any Series A Preferred Units are thereafter outstanding, at any time and from time to time, the General Partner, in its capacity as general partner and/or as a limited partner of the Partnership, and its Affiliates shall own an aggregate of at least 33% of the equity in the Partnership through the ownership of Junior Units (the Equity Requirement ), with the equity in the Partnership being valued based on the excess of the Gross Asset Value over Indebtedness and taking into account the Series A Preference as equity. If any Series A Preferred Unit owned by a Qualifying Series A Party is redeemed pursuant to Section 16.5, the General Partner will have the right to reduce its ownership of the equity in the Partnership to a minimum of 33% of such equity based upon the criteria set forth in the preceding sentence after such redemption, by making distributions (in cash or in-kind) to redeem a portion of its Junior Units, so long as such distributions are in compliance with Section 5.1 and Section 16.3 and the first sentence of this Section 16.8.B.
C. Leverage Restrictions . From and after the date a General Partner Fundamental Change is consummated, so long as any Series A Preferred Units are thereafter outstanding:
(1) The Partnership shall not incur additional Indebtedness if its Leverage Ratio exceeds 50% (the 50% Leverage Ratio ).
(2) The Partnerships Leverage Ratio shall not exceed 60% at any time; provided , however , that if the Partnerships Leverage Ratio exceeds 60%, it shall have a period of 180 days to cause its Leverage Ratio to fall below 60%.
(3) Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) in the event of any redemption or conversion of any Series A Preferred Units pursuant to Sections 16.5 or 16.6 of this Agreement, whether such redemption or conversion occurs before or after the consummation of the General Partner Fundamental Change pursuant to which this Section 16.8.C becomes effective, the Partnership shall have the right to increase its Indebtedness by an amount equal to the amount by which the aggregate Series A Preference has been reduced relative to the amount thereof as of the original issuance date of the Series A Preferred Units, so long as the Adjusted Leverage Ratio does not, as a result of such incurrence of Indebtedness, exceed 83%, and (ii) the Partnership shall have the right to increase its Indebtedness above the 50% Leverage Ratio to the extent, and only to the extent, necessary to satisfy the Partnerships obligations to provide opportunities to Series A Limited Partners to guaranty Partnership Indebtedness or otherwise provide debt protection pursuant to agreements between the Partnership and the various Series A Limited Partners (but only if such obligation is not able to be satisfied through guaranties of the Partnerships Indebtedness that would not require the Partnership to increase its Indebtedness above the amount that would violate the 50% Leverage Ratio).
(4) As used in this Article 16, (i) Leverage Ratio means the ratio of the sum of the total Indebtedness of the Partnership and its consolidated Subsidiaries to the Partnerships and its consolidated Subsidiaries Gross Asset Value, (ii) Adjusted Leverage Ra tio means the ratio of (x) the sum of the total Indebtedness of the Partnership and its consolidated Subsidiaries
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plus the Series A Preference with respect to all of the then-outstanding Series A Preferred Units to (y) the Partnerships and its consolidated Subsidiaries Gross Asset Value, and (iii) Maximum Leverage Restriction means the restrictions on the Partnerships Leverage Ratio and Adjusted Leverage Ratio set forth in this Section 16.8.C.
D. Certain Remedies For Violations by the General Partner . If the Partnership is in violation of the Maximum Leverage Restriction following the cure period set forth in Section 16.8.C.3 above, or the General Partner is in violation of the Equity Requirement, Series A Limited Partners holding at least 10% of the then-outstanding Series A Preferred Units shall have the right to demand specific performance, including the right to demand the contribution of additional equity to the Partnership by the General Partner. No amounts may be distributed to the General Partner or any of its Affiliates pursuant to Section 5.1 and Section 16.3 during any period in which the General Partner is in violation of the Equity Requirement.
E. Provision of Certain Financial Information . From and after the date a General Partner Fundamental Change is consummated, so long as any Series A Preferred Units are thereafter outstanding, the Partnership shall provide quarterly unaudited financial statements and annual audited financial statements prepared by a nationally recognized independent accounting firm to the Series A Limited Partners which shall be in such detail as to allow the Series A Limited Partners to determine compliance with the Equity Requirement and the Maximum Leverage Restriction. The Partnership shall arrange for a nationally recognized independent accounting firm to compile financial data necessary to support compliance with the Equity Requirement and the Maximum Leverage Restriction and shall include the results of such accounting firms review in the annual financial reports delivered to the Series A Limited Partners. Additionally, the General Partner will certify to the Series A Limited Partners on a quarterly basis that it is in compliance with the Equity Requirement and that the Partnership is not in violation of the Maximum Leverage Restriction.
F. Termination . This Section 16.8 shall terminate immediately after such time as no Series A Preferred Units shall remain outstanding. Upon any such termination, this Section 16.8 shall be null, void and shall not affect in any way whatsoever the business or operations of the Partnership, the interpretation of this Agreement or the rights or obligations of any Person.
Section 16.9 Amendments . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, all or any portion of this Article 16 may be amended with the Consent of the Series A Limited Partners and without the consent or approval of any other Partners.
Section 16.10 Exclusion of Other Rights . The Series A Limited Partners shall have no preferences, conversion or other rights, voting powers, restrictions, rights or limitations as to distributions, qualifications or terms or conditions of redemption other than as expressly set forth in this Agreement and any agreement or side letter entered into by the Partnership and any direct or indirect owner of the General Partner relating to the rights of the Series A Limited Partners on or after the date hereof, including, without limitation, any preferences, conversion or other rights, voting powers, restrictions, rights or limitations as to distributions, qualifications or terms or conditions of redemption provided to the Common Limited Partners and not expressly provided to the Series A Limited Partners.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been executed as of the date first written above.
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HUDSON PACIFIC PROPERTIES, INC., a Maryland corporation |
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been executed as of the date first written above.
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HUDSON PACIFIC PROPERTIES, INC., a Maryland corporation |
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/s/ Mark Lammas |
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Name: | Mark Lammas | |
Its: | CFO | |
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FARALLON CAPITAL PARTNERS, L.P. | ||
By: Farallon Partners, L.L.C., its General Partner | ||
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been executed as of the date first written above.
GENERAL PARTNER: | ||
HUDSON PACIFIC PROPERTIES, INC., a Maryland corporation |
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/s/ Mark Lammas |
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Name: | Mark Lammas | |
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EXHIBIT A
PARTNERS AND PARTNERSHIP UNITS
[Unit Ledger]
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EXHIBIT B
EXAMPLES REGARDING ADJUSTMENT FACTOR
For purposes of the following examples, it is assumed that (a) the Adjustment Factor in effect on [ ] is 1.0 and (b) on [ ] (the Partnership Record Date for purposes of these examples), prior to the events described in the examples, there are 100 REIT Shares issued and outstanding.
Example 1
On the Partnership Record Date, the General Partner declares a dividend on its outstanding REIT Shares in REIT Shares. The amount of the dividend is one REIT Share paid in respect of each REIT Share owned. Pursuant to Paragraph (i) of the definition of Adjustment Factor, the Adjustment Factor shall be adjusted on the Partnership Record Date, effective immediately after the stock dividend is declared, as follows:
1.0 * 200/100 = 2.0
Accordingly, the Adjustment Factor after the stock dividend is declared is 2.0.
Example 2
On the Partnership Record Date, the General Partner distributes options to purchase REIT Shares to all holders of its REIT Shares. The amount of the distribution is one option to acquire one REIT Share in respect of each REIT Share owned. The strike price is $4.00 a share. The Value of a REIT Share on the Partnership Record Date is $5.00 per share. Pursuant to Paragraph (ii) of the definition of Adjustment Factor, the Adjustment Factor shall be adjusted on the Partnership Record Date, effective immediately after the options are distributed, as follows:
1.0 * (100 + 100)/(100 + [100 * $4.00/$5.00]) = 1.1111
Accordingly, the Adjustment Factor after the options are distributed is 1.1111. If the options expire or become no longer exercisable, then the retroactive adjustment specified in Paragraph (ii) of the definition of Adjustment Factor shall apply.
Example 3
On the Partnership Record Date, the General Partner distributes assets to all holders of its REIT Shares. The amount of the distribution is one asset with a fair market value (as determined by the General Partner) of $1.00 in respect of each REIT Share owned. It is also assumed that the assets do not relate to assets received by the General Partner pursuant to a pro rata distribution by the Partnership. The Value of a REIT Share on the Partnership Record Date is $5.00 a share. Pursuant to Paragraph (iii) of the definition of Adjustment Factor, the Adjustment Factor shall be adjusted on the Partnership Record Date, effective immediately after the assets are distributed, as follows:
1.0 * $5.00/($5.00 - $1.00) = 1.25
Accordingly, the Adjustment Factor after the assets are distributed is 1.25.
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EXHIBIT C
COMMON UNIT NOTICE OF REDEMPTION
To: Hudson | Pacific Properties, Inc. |
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The undersigned Common Limited Partner or Assignee hereby irrevocably tenders for redemption [ ] Common Units in Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P. in accordance with the terms of the Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P., dated as of June 29, 2010 as amended (the Agreement ), and the Common Redemption Right referred to therein. The undersigned Common Limited Partner or Assignee:
(a) undertakes (i) to surrender such Common Units and any certificate therefor at the closing of the Common Redemption and (ii) to furnish to the General Partner, prior to the Specified Redemption Date, the documentation, instruments and information required under Section 15.1.G of the Agreement;
(b) directs that the certified check representing the Common Unit Cash Amount, or the Common Unit REIT Shares Amount, as applicable, deliverable upon the closing of such Redemption be delivered to the address specified below;
(c) represents, warrants, certifies and agrees that:
(i) the undersigned Common Limited Partner or Assignee is a Qualifying Common Party,
(ii) the undersigned Common Limited Partner or Assignee has, and at the closing of the Common Redemption will have, good, marketable and unencumbered title to such Common Units, free and clear of the rights or interests of any other person or entity,
(iii) the undersigned Common Limited Partner or Assignee has, and at the closing of the Common Redemption will have, the full right, power and authority to tender and surrender such Common Units as provided herein, and
(iv) the undersigned Common Limited Partner or Assignee has obtained the consent or approval of all persons and entities, if any, having the right to consent to or approve such tender and surrender; and
(d) acknowledges that he will continue to own such Common Units until and unless either (1) such Common Units are acquired by the General Partner pursuant to Section 15.1.B of the Agreement or (2) such redemption transaction closes.
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All capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the same meaning ascribed to them respectively in the Agreement.
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EXHIBIT D
SERIES A NOTICE OF REDEMPTION
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The undersigned Series A Limited Partner or Assignee hereby irrevocably tenders for redemption [ ] Series A Preferred Units in Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P. in accordance with the terms of the Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P., dated as of June 29, 2010 as amended (the Agreement ), and the Series A Redemption Right referred to therein. The undersigned Common Limited Partner or Assignee:
(a) undertakes (i) to surrender such Series A Preferred Units and any certificate therefor at the closing of the Series A Redemption and (ii) to furnish to the General Partner, prior to the Specified Series A Redemption Date, the documentation, instruments and information required under Section 16.5.A(8) of the Agreement;
(b) directs that the certified check representing the Series A Cash Amount, or the Series A REIT Shares Amount, as applicable, deliverable upon the closing of such Redemption be delivered to the address specified below;
(c) represents, warrants, certifies and agrees that:
(i) the undersigned Series A Limited Partner or Assignee is a Qualifying Series A Party,
(ii) the undersigned Series A Limited Partner or Assignee has, and at the closing of the Series A Redemption will have, good, marketable and unencumbered title to such Series A Preferred Units, free and clear of the rights or interests of any other person or entity,
(iii) the undersigned Series A Limited Partner or Assignee has, and at the closing of the Series A Redemption will have, the full right, power and authority to tender and surrender such Series A Preferred Units as provided herein, and
(iv) the undersigned Series A Limited Partner or Assignee has obtained the consent or approval of all persons and entities, if any, having the right to consent to or approve such tender and surrender; and
(d) acknowledges that he will continue to own such Series A Preferred Units until and unless either (1) such Series A Preferred Units are acquired by the General Partner pursuant to Section 16.5.A.2 of the Agreement or (2) such redemption transaction closes.
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All capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the same meaning ascribed to them respectively in the Agreement.
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EXHIBIT E
SERIES A NOTICE OF CONVERSION
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The undersigned Series A Limited Partner or Assignee hereby irrevocably exercises its right to convert [ ] Series A Preferred Units in Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P. to Common Units in accordance with the terms of the Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P., dated as of June 29, 2010 as amended (the Agreement ), and the Series A Conversion Right referred to therein. The undersigned Series A Limited Partner or Assignee:
(a) undertakes (i) to surrender such Series A Preferred Units and any certificate therefor at the closing of the Series A Conversion;
(b) directs that the Common Units and any certificate therefor and any payment made pursuant to Section 16.6.A(2) of the Agreement, deliverable upon the closing of such Series A Conversion be delivered to the address specified below;
(c) represents, warrants, certifies and agrees that:
(i) the undersigned Series A Limited Partner or Assignee is a Qualifying Series A Party,
(ii) the undersigned Common Limited Partner or Assignee has, and at the closing of the Series A Conversion will have, good, marketable and unencumbered title to such Series A Preferred Units, free and clear of the rights or interests of any other person or entity,
(iii) the undersigned Series A Limited Partner or Assignee has, and at the closing of the Series A Conversion will have, the full right, power and authority to tender and surrender such Series A Preferred Units as provided herein, and
(iv) the undersigned Series A Limited Partner or Assignee has obtained the consent or approval of all persons and entities, if any, having the right to consent to or approve such tender and surrender; and
(d) acknowledges that he will continue to own such Series A Preferred Units until and unless such conversion transaction closes.
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All capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the same meaning ascribed to them respectively in the Agreement.
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Exhibit 10.2
$200,000,000
CREDIT AGREEMENT
among
HUDSON PACIFIC PROPERTIES, INC.,
as a Guarantor
HUDSON PACIFIC PROPERTIES, L.P.,
as Borrower,
The Several Lenders
from Time to Time Parties Hereto,
BARCLAYS CAPITAL
and
BANC OF AMERICA SECURITIES LLC,
as Joint Lead Arrangers,
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,
as Syndication Agent
and
BARCLAYS BANK PLC,
as Administrative Agent
Dated as of June 29, 2010
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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SECTION 1 DEFINITIONS | ||||
1.1 |
Defined Terms | 1 | ||
1.2 |
Other Definitional Provisions | 36 | ||
SECTION 2 AMOUNT AND TERMS OF REVOLVING CREDIT COMMITMENT | ||||
2.1 |
Revolving Credit Commitments | 37 | ||
2.2 |
Procedure for Revolving Credit Borrowing | 37 | ||
2.3 |
Swing Line Commitment | 38 | ||
2.4 |
Procedure for Swing Line Borrowing; Refunding of Swing Line Loans | 38 | ||
2.5 |
Repayment of Loans; Evidence of Debt | 39 | ||
2.6 |
Commitment Fees, Etc | 40 | ||
2.7 |
Termination or Reduction of Revolving Credit Commitments | 41 | ||
2.8 |
Optional Prepayments | 41 | ||
2.9 |
Mandatory Prepayments | 41 | ||
2.10 |
Conversion and Continuation Options | 41 | ||
2.11 |
Minimum Amounts and Maximum Number of Eurodollar Tranches | 42 | ||
2.12 |
Interest Rates and Payment Dates | 42 | ||
2.13 |
Computation of Interest and Fees; Retroactive Adjustments of Applicable Rate | 43 | ||
2.14 |
Inability to Determine Interest Rate | 43 | ||
2.15 |
Pro Rata Treatment and Payments | 44 | ||
2.16 |
Requirements of Law | 46 | ||
2.17 |
Taxes | 47 | ||
2.18 |
Indemnity | 49 | ||
2.19 |
Illegality | 49 | ||
2.20 |
Change of Lending Office | 49 | ||
2.21 |
Replacement of Lenders under Certain Circumstances | 50 | ||
2.22 |
Increases in Revolving Credit Commitments | 50 | ||
2.23 |
Defaulting Lender | 52 | ||
SECTION 3 LETTERS OF CREDIT | ||||
3.1 |
L/C Commitment | 54 | ||
3.2 |
Procedure for Issuance of Letter of Credit | 54 | ||
3.3 |
Fees and Other Charges | 55 | ||
3.4 |
L/C Participations | 55 | ||
3.5 |
Reimbursement Obligation of the Borrower | 56 | ||
3.6 |
Obligations Absolute | 57 | ||
3.7 |
Letter of Credit Payments | 57 | ||
3.8 |
Applications | 57 |
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SECTION 4 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES | ||||
4.1 |
Financial Condition | 58 | ||
4.2 |
No Change | 58 | ||
4.3 |
Corporate Existence; Compliance with Law | 58 | ||
4.4 |
Corporate Power; Authorization; Enforceable Obligations | 59 | ||
4.5 |
No Legal Bar | 59 | ||
4.6 |
No Material Litigation | 59 | ||
4.7 |
No Default | 60 | ||
4.8 |
Ownership of Property; Liens | 60 | ||
4.9 |
Intellectual Property | 60 | ||
4.10 |
Taxes | 60 | ||
4.11 |
Federal Regulations | 60 | ||
4.12 |
Labor Matters | 61 | ||
4.13 |
ERISA | 61 | ||
4.14 |
Investment Company Act; Other Regulations | 61 | ||
4.15 |
Subsidiaries | 61 | ||
4.16 |
Use of Proceeds | 62 | ||
4.17 |
Environmental Matters | 62 | ||
4.18 |
Accuracy of Information, etc | 63 | ||
4.19 |
Security Documents | 63 | ||
4.20 |
Solvency | 64 | ||
4.21 |
Regulation H | 64 | ||
4.22 |
REIT Status; Borrower Tax Status | 64 | ||
4.23 |
Insurance | 64 | ||
4.24 |
Casualty; Condemnation | 65 | ||
4.25 |
Compliance with Anti-Terrorism, Embargo and Anti-Money Laundering Laws | 65 | ||
4.26 |
Property Condition | 65 | ||
4.27 |
Ground Leases | 66 | ||
SECTION 5 CONDITIONS PRECEDENT | ||||
5.1 |
Conditions to Effectiveness | 66 | ||
5.2 |
Conditions to Each Extension of Credit | 71 | ||
5.3 |
Conditions to the Addition of a Borrowing Base Property | 72 | ||
5.4 |
Conditions to the Release of a Borrowing Base Property | 73 | ||
SECTION 6 AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS | ||||
6.1 |
Financial Statements | 74 | ||
6.2 |
Certificates; Other Information | 74 | ||
6.3 |
Payment of Obligations | 75 | ||
6.4 |
Conduct of Business and Maintenance of Existence; Compliance | 76 |
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6.5 |
Maintenance of Property; Insurance | 76 | ||
6.6 |
Inspection of Property; Books and Records; Discussions | 80 | ||
6.7 |
Notices | 81 | ||
6.8 |
Environmental Laws; ESAs | 83 | ||
6.9 |
Additional Collateral, etc | 84 | ||
6.10 |
Further Assurances | 86 | ||
6.11 |
Appraisals | 86 | ||
6.12 |
Borrowing Base Reports | 86 | ||
6.13 |
Blocked Account Control Agreements | 87 | ||
6.14 |
Taxes | 87 | ||
6.15 |
Condemnation, Casualty and Restoration | 87 | ||
6.16 |
Ground Leases | 89 | ||
6.17 |
Borrowing Base Property Covenants | 91 | ||
6.18 |
Matters Concerning Manager | 91 | ||
SECTION 7 NEGATIVE COVENANTS | ||||
7.1 |
Financial Condition Covenants | 91 | ||
7.2 |
Limitation on Indebtedness | 92 | ||
7.3 |
Limitation on Liens | 95 | ||
7.4 |
Limitation on Fundamental Changes | 97 | ||
7.5 |
Limitation on Disposition of Property | 97 | ||
7.6 |
Limitation on Restricted Payments | 98 | ||
7.7 |
Limitation on Investments | 99 | ||
7.8 |
Limitation on Optional Payments and Modifications of Organizational Documents | 100 | ||
7.9 |
Limitation on Transactions with Affiliates | 100 | ||
7.10 |
Limitation on Sales and Leasebacks | 101 | ||
7.11 |
Limitation on Changes in Fiscal Periods | 101 | ||
7.12 |
Limitation on Negative Pledge Clauses | 101 | ||
7.13 |
Limitation on Restrictions on Subsidiary Distributions | 101 | ||
7.14 |
Limitation on Lines of Business | 102 | ||
7.15 |
Limitation on Activities of the REIT | 102 | ||
7.16 |
Limitation on Hedge Agreements | 102 | ||
7.17 |
REIT Status | 102 | ||
7.18 |
Borrower Tax Status | 102 | ||
7.19 |
Borrowing Base Properties; Ground Leases | 102 | ||
7.20 |
Environmental Matters | 104 | ||
SECTION 8 EVENTS OF DEFAULT | ||||
SECTION 9 THE AGENTS | ||||
9.1 |
Appointment | 107 | ||
9.2 |
Delegation of Duties | 108 | ||
9.3 |
Exculpatory Provisions | 108 |
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9.4 |
Reliance by Agents | 108 | ||
9.5 |
Notice of Default | 109 | ||
9.6 |
Non-Reliance on Agents and Other Lenders | 109 | ||
9.7 |
Indemnification | 109 | ||
9.8 |
Agent in Its Individual Capacity | 110 | ||
9.9 |
Successor Administrative Agent | 110 | ||
9.10 |
Authorization to Release Liens and Guarantees | 111 | ||
9.11 |
The Arranger; the Syndication Agent | 111 | ||
9.12 |
No Duty to Disclose | 111 | ||
9.13 |
Waiver | 111 | ||
SECTION 10 MISCELLANEOUS | ||||
10.1 |
Amendments and Waivers | 111 | ||
10.2 |
Notices | 113 | ||
10.3 |
No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies | 114 | ||
10.4 |
Survival of Representations and Warranties | 114 | ||
10.5 |
Payment of Expenses | 114 | ||
10.6 |
Successors and Assigns; Participations and Assignments | 115 | ||
10.7 |
Adjustments; Set-off | 119 | ||
10.8 |
Counterparts | 119 | ||
10.9 |
Severability | 120 | ||
10.10 |
Integration | 120 | ||
10.11 |
Governing Law | 120 | ||
10.12 |
Submission To Jurisdiction; Waivers | 120 | ||
10.13 |
Acknowledgments | 121 | ||
10.14 |
Confidentiality | 121 | ||
10.15 |
Release of Collateral and Guarantee Obligations | 121 | ||
10.16 |
Accounting Changes | 123 | ||
10.17 |
Waivers of Jury Trial | 123 |
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ANNEX:
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Mortgaged Property | |
1.1B |
Real Property | |
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4.4 |
Consents, Authorizations, Filings and Notices | |
4.15 |
Subsidiaries | |
4.19(a) |
UCC Filing Jurisdictions | |
4.19(b) |
Mortgage Filing Jurisdictions | |
7.2(d) |
Existing Indebtedness | |
7.3(g) |
Existing Liens | |
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Form of Guarantee and Collateral Agreement | |
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Form of Compliance Certificate | |
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Form of Closing Certificate | |
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Form of Mortgage | |
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Form of Assignment and Assumption | |
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Form of Revolving Credit Note | |
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Form of Swing Line Note | |
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Form of Exemption Certificate | |
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Form of Borrowing Notice | |
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Form of New Lender Supplement | |
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Form of Commitment Increase Supplement | |
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Form of Borrowing Base Certificate |
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CREDIT AGREEMENT, dated as of June 29, 2010, among HUDSON PACIFIC PROPERTIES, INC., a Maryland corporation (the REIT ), HUDSON PACIFIC PROPERTIES, L.P., a Maryland limited partnership (the Borrower ), the several banks and other financial institutions or entities from time to time parties to this Agreement (the Lenders ), BARCLAYS CAPITAL, the investment banking division of Barclays Bank PLC, and BANC OF AMERICA SECURITIES LLC, as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners (in such capacity, collectively, the Arrangers ), BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as syndication agent (in such capacity, the Syndication Agent ), and BARCLAYS BANK PLC, as administrative agent (in such capacity, the Administrative Agent ).
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested that the Lenders make available a revolving credit loan facility to the Borrower in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding not to exceed $200,000,000 (as may be increased pursuant to this Agreement), to provide for the general corporate purposes of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (as defined below), including to refinance existing indebtedness, and funding acquisitions, redevelopment and expansion; and
WHEREAS, the Lenders are willing to make such revolving credit loan facility available upon and subject to the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the agreements hereinafter set forth, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
SECTION 1 DEFINITIONS
1.1 Defined Terms . As used in this Agreement, the terms listed in this Section 1.1 shall have the respective meanings set forth in this Section 1.1.
Acceptable Ground Lease : a ground lease with respect to a Borrowing Base Property executed by a Loan Party, as lessee, that satisfies, in substance, each of the conditions set forth below, other than any such condition waived by the Administrative Agent and the Syndication Agent in their sole discretion:
(a) such ground lease is in full force and effect;
(b) such ground lease has a remaining lease term of at least 30 years(excluding extension or renewal rights) , calculated as of the Revolving Credit Termination Date;
(c) (i) no default has occurred and is continuing and no terminating event has occurred under such ground lease by any Loan Party thereunder, (ii) no event has occurred which but for the passage of time, or notice, or both would constitute a default or terminating event under such ground lease except for such defaults or terminating events specifically disclosed to the Administrative Agent in writing and (iii) to the
Borrowers and each Loan Partys knowledge, there is no default or terminating event under such ground lease by any ground lessor thereunder, in each case, which event, default or terminating event has caused or otherwise resulted in or could reasonably be expected to cause or otherwise result in any material interference with the applicable Subsidiary Guarantors occupancy under such ground lease or adversely affect in any material respect the Administrative Agents rights under the related Mortgage;
(d) such ground lease requires (or the ground lessor thereunder agrees in writing for the benefit of the Administrative Agent) that the ground lessor thereunder shall give the Administrative Agent (i) a copy of each notice of default or event of default under such ground lease at the same time as it gives notice of default to the applicable Loan Party, and no such notice of default or event of default shall be deemed effective unless and until a copy thereof shall have been so given to the Administrative Agent and (ii) notice if such ground lease is terminated by reason of an event of default under such ground lease;
(e) the Administrative Agent is permitted the opportunity to cure any default by any Loan Party under the ground lease before any applicable ground lessor thereunder may terminate such ground lease;
(f) all rents, additional rents, and other sums due and payable under such ground lease have been paid in full;
(g) no Loan Party nor the ground lessor under such ground lease has commenced any action or given or received any notice for the purpose of terminating such ground lease;
(h) such ground lease or a memorandum thereof has been duly recorded and there have not been any amendments or modifications to the terms of the ground lease since recordation of the ground lease (or a memoranda thereof) that would cause such ground lease to fail to satisfy any other clause of this definition;
(i) such ground lease permits the interest of the applicable Loan Party to be encumbered by the Security Documents or the necessary approval has been obtained in writing from the applicable ground lessor to permit such encumbrance;
(j) no Loan Partys interest in such ground lease is subject to any Liens or encumbrances superior to, or of equal priority with, the related Mortgage other than the ground lessors related fee interest and Liens set forth in Sections 7.3(a), 7.3(b), 7.3(d) and 7.3(f) and as otherwise set forth in the applicable title insurance policy;
(k) each Loan Partys interest in the ground lease is assignable to the Administrative Agent or its designee upon notice to, but without the consent of, the ground lessor thereunder (or, if any such consent is required, then such consent has been obtained in writing prior to the date such ground lease is admitted into the Borrowing Base), provided that, any subsequent assignment of such Loan Partys interest in the ground lease by the Administrative Agent may be subject to the consent of the ground lessor thereunder in accordance with the terms of the applicable ground lease, which consent shall not be unreasonably delayed, conditioned or withheld;
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(l) the Administrative Agent will be recognized by the applicable ground lessor as a permitted mortgagee of such ground lease; and
(m) such ground lease requires the applicable ground lessor (or the ground lessor thereunder otherwise agrees in writing for the benefit of the Administrative Agent) to enter into a new lease with the Administrative Agent or its designee upon termination of such ground lease for any reason, including rejection or disaffirmation of such ground lease in a bankruptcy proceeding; provided that, the Administrative Agent (i) shall provide written notice to the ground lessor of its (or its designees) intent to enter into a new lease, (ii) shall cure, or cause to be cured, all monetary defaults of the ground lessee and any non-monetary defaults reasonably susceptible to being cured within the applicable time period, and diligently pursue the cure of any non-monetary defaults that are not reasonably susceptible to being cured within the applicable time period and (iii) may be required to pay all reasonable out of pocket costs and expenses incurred by the ground lessor in connection with the new lease.
Accounting Change : as defined in Section 10.16.
Acquisition : as to any Person, the acquisition by such Person of (a) Capital Stock of any other Person if, after giving effect to the acquisition of such Capital Stock, such other Person would be a Subsidiary, and (b) any other Property of any other Person.
Additional Borrowing Base Office Properties : any office property (other than the Approved Borrowing Base Office Properties) acquired after the Closing Date by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries and approved by the Required Lenders, provided that, subject to Section 5.3(a)(iii), the approval of the Required Lenders shall not be required to add any additional office property to the Borrowing Base at any time there are five or more Borrowing Base Office Properties.
Administrative Agent : as defined in the preamble hereto.
Affiliate : 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. For purposes of this definition, control of a Person means the power, directly or indirectly, either to (a) vote 10% or more of the securities having ordinary voting power for the election of directors (or persons performing similar functions) of such Person or (b) direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether by contract or otherwise.
Agents : the collective reference to the Syndication Agent and the Administrative Agent.
Agreement : this Credit Agreement, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
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Applicable Borrowing Base Office Property Advance Rate : (a) at any time during a Borrowing Base Office Property Advance Rate Increase Period, 60%, and (b) any other time, 55%.
Applicable Margin : for each Type of Loan, the rate per annum determined pursuant to the pricing grid below:
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³ 0.35 to 1.00 and < 0.45 to 1.00 |
3.50% | 2.50% | ||
³ 0.45 to 1.00 and < 0.55 to 1.00 |
3.75% | 2.75% | ||
³ 0.55 to 1.00 |
4.00% | 3.00% |
Changes in the Applicable Margin resulting from changes in the Consolidated Leverage Ratio shall become effective on the date on which financial statements are delivered to the Lenders pursuant to Section 6.1 (but in any event not later than the 45 th day after the end of each of the first three quarterly periods of each fiscal year (or, in the case of the first quarter ending after the Closing Date, such later date as may be permitted by the SEC) or the 90 th day after the end of each fiscal year, as the case may be) and shall remain in effect until the next change to be effected pursuant to this paragraph. If any financial statements referred to above are not delivered within the time periods specified above, then, until such financial statements are delivered, the Consolidated Leverage Ratio as at the end of the fiscal period that would have been covered thereby shall for the purposes of this definition be deemed to be equal to or greater than 0.55 to 1.00. In addition, at all times while an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Consolidated Leverage Ratio shall for the purposes of this pricing grid be deemed to be equal to or greater than 0.55 to 1.00. Each determination of the Consolidated Leverage Ratio pursuant to this pricing grid shall be made for the periods and in the manner contemplated by Section 7.1(a).
Applicable Supermajority Lenders : (x) at any time prior to the date that is 45 days after the Closing Date, those Lenders which comprise Supermajority Lenders as of the Closing Date, and (y) at any time thereafter, the Supermajority Lenders.
Application : an application, in such form as the relevant Issuing Lender may specify from time to time, requesting such Issuing Lender to issue a Letter of Credit.
Appraisal : with respect to any Real Property, an MAI Full Appraisal Report prepared in accordance with FIRREA and USPAP, undertaken by an Appraiser, and providing an assessment of the value of such Real Property, which shall be commissioned by, and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to, the Administrative Agent at the sole expense of the Borrower. For the avoidance of doubt, the appraised value of any Real Property shall include the appraised value of any Specified Development Property part of such Real Property set forth in a separate Appraisal approved in accordance with the definition of Specified Development Property.
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Appraiser : CB Richard Ellis or such other independent appraisal firm selected by the Administrative Agent.
Approved Borrowing Base Office Properties : at any time at the Borrowers discretion (and, for the avoidance of doubt, without requiring the consent of the Required Lenders), (i) that certain 113,000 square foot office building in Torrance, CA, known as the Del Amo Office, (ii) that certain 222,423 square foot office located in Encino, CA, known as First Financial Plaza, (iii) that certain 104,234 square foot office building located in San Diego, CA, known as Tierrasanta, and (iv) that certain 286,270 square foot office/retail project, located at 875 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA, known as 875 Howard.
Arranger : as defined in the preamble hereto.
Assignee : as defined in Section 10.6(c).
Assignment of Management Agreement : with respect to each Borrowing Base Property, that certain Assignment of Management Agreement and Subordination of Management Fees, dated as of the date hereof, among the Administrative Agent, the Loan Party which owns such Borrowing Base Property and the Manager, as manager, as the same may be amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
Assignor : as defined in Section 10.6(c).
ASTM : the American Society for Testing & Materials.
Available Revolving Credit Commitment : with respect to any Revolving Credit Lender at any time, an amount equal to the excess, if any, of (a) such Lenders Revolving Credit Commitment then in effect over (b) such Lenders Revolving Extensions of Credit then outstanding; provided that, in calculating any Lenders Revolving Extensions of Credit for the purpose of determining such Lenders Available Revolving Credit Commitment pursuant to Section 2.6(a), the aggregate principal amount of Swing Line Loans then outstanding shall be deemed to be zero.
Bankruptcy Code : Title 11 of the United States Code, 11 U.S.C. § 101, et seq., as the same may be 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 or any other Federal or state bankruptcy or insolvency law.
Base Rate : for any day, a rate per annum equal to the greatest of (a) the Prime Rate in effect on such day, (b) the Federal Funds Effective Rate in effect on such day plus 1 / 2 of 1% and (c) 1.0% per annum plus the Eurodollar Rate (for avoidance of doubt after giving effect to the proviso of the definition thereof) applicable to an Interest Period of one month, provided that, in no event shall the Base Rate be less than 2.50%. For purposes hereof: Prime Rate shall mean the prime lending rate as set forth on the Reuters Screen RTRTSY1 (or such other comparable publicly available page as may, in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent after notice to the Borrower, replace such page for the purpose of displaying such rate if such rate no longer appears on the Reuters Screen RTRTSY1), as in effect from time to time.
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The Prime Rate is a reference rate and does not necessarily represent the lowest or best rate actually available. Any change in the Base Rate due to a change in the Prime Rate, the Federal Funds Effective Rate or the one-month Eurodollar Rate shall be effective as of the opening of business on the effective day of such change in the Prime Rate, or the Federal Funds Effective Rate or the one-month Eurodollar Rate, respectively.
Base Rate Loans : Loans for which the applicable rate of interest is based upon the Base Rate.
Benefitted Lender : as defined in Section 10.7.
Bilateral Line of Credit : unsecured, bilateral Recourse Indebtedness incurred by the Borrower or its Subsidiaries with a single Eligible Institution in an aggregate amount not exceeding $10,000,000 at any one time outstanding.
Blocked Account Control Agreements : as defined in Section 5.1(b).
Board : the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States (or any successor).
Borrower : as defined in the preamble hereto.
Borrower Common Units : the Borrowers Common Units as defined in the Borrowers LP Agreement.
Borrower LP Agreement : the Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of the Borrower, dated as of June 29, 2010, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with this Agreement.
Borrower Preferred Units : the Borrowers Series A Preferred Units as defined in the Borrowers LP Agreement.
Borrowing Base : at any time, an amount equal to the sum of:
(a) with respect to each Borrowing Base Office Property, the lesser of (i) a percentage equal to the Applicable Borrowing Base Office Property Advance Rate of the MAI as-is appraised value of such Borrowing Base Office Property set forth in the most recent Appraisal for such Borrowing Base Office Property, and (ii) the Consolidated Debt Service Coverage Amount for such Borrowing Base Office Property as at such time; plus
(b) with respect to each Borrowing Base Studio Property, the lesser of (i) 25% of MAI as-is appraised value of such Borrowing Base Studio Property set forth in the most recent Appraisal for such Borrowing Base Studio Property and (ii) the Consolidated Debt Service Coverage Amount for such Borrowing Base Studio Property as at such time; subject to the following adjustments:
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(i) if (x) prior to the first anniversary of the Closing Date, the aggregate Borrowing Base attributable to the Borrowing Base Studio Properties exceeds more than 25% of the aggregate Borrowing Base, or (y) on and after the first anniversary of the Closing Date, the aggregate Borrowing Base attributable to the Borrowing Base Studio Properties exceeds more than 20% of the aggregate Borrowing Base, then, in the case of each of clauses (x) and (y), any excess amount shall be excluded from the aggregate Borrowing Base;
(ii) from and after the date that is nine months after the Closing Date, if the aggregate total revenue for Borrowing Base Office Properties with single Tenants exceeds 35% of the total revenue for all of the Borrowing Base Properties for the four fiscal quarters most recently ended for which financial statements are available, the Borrowing Base shall exclude such Borrowing Base Office Properties, beginning with the Borrowing Base Office Property with the lowest revenue derived from single Tenants, until the aggregate total revenue for such Borrowing Base Office Properties no longer exceeds 35% of the total revenue for all of the Borrowing Base Properties for the four fiscal quarters most recently ended for which financial statements are available;
(iii) from and after the date that is nine months after the Closing Date, the Borrowing Base shall exclude any Borrowing Base Office Property with a single Tenant comprising more than 15% of the total revenue for all of the Borrowing Base Properties for the four fiscal quarters most recently ended for which financial statements are available, provided that, the Technicolor Building may comprise up to 25% of the total revenue for all of the Borrowing Base Properties for the four fiscal quarters most recently ended for which financial statements are available at any time except during a Borrowing Base Office Property Advance Rate Increase Period;
(iv) if a mechanics Lien or other Lien for the performance of work or the supply of materials is filed against a Borrowing Base Property, or any stop notice is served on the owner of such Borrowing Base Property, and the Lien remains unsatisfied or unbonded for a period of ten days after the date of filing or service, the Borrowing Base shall be reduced by an amount equal to 125% of the aggregate amount of such Lien until the Administrative Agent has received satisfactory evidence that such Lien has been released or bonded;
(v) if a Borrowing Base Property suffers a Material Environmental Event, the Borrowing Base shall be reduced by an amount equal to 125% of the Cost to Remedy such Material Environmental Event, until such Material Environmental Event is fully remedied as evidenced by an ESA; and
(vi) the amount of the Borrowing Base attributable to all Borrowing Base Properties subject to Acceptable Ground Leases, other than Sunset Gower and Del Amo Office, shall not exceed 25% of the Borrowing Base and any excess
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amount shall be excluded from the aggregate Borrowing Base, provided that, such percentage may be increased or waived with the approval of the Required Lenders (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed).
The Borrowing Base shall be determined based on the most recent Borrowing Base Certificate delivered pursuant to Section 5.2(c), 5.3 or 5.4 or Section 6.12, provided that, the Administrative Agent may adjust the Borrowing Base at any time following the receipt of a new Appraisal received pursuant to Section 6.11.
Borrowing Base Certificate : a certificate, appropriately completed and substantially in the form of Exhibit K (with such modifications as to format and presentation as may be reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent upon five Business Days notice) together with all supporting documentation reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent.
Borrowing Base Office Properties : subject to Section 5.4, (a) on the Closing Date, the Initial Borrowing Base Office Properties and (b) after the Closing Date, the Initial Borrowing Base Office Properties, together with any Approved Borrowing Base Office Properties and Additional Borrowing Base Office Properties added to the Borrowing Base in accordance with Section 5.3 and, for the avoidance of doubt, in the case of each of clauses (a) and (b), together with any Specified Development Property part of such Real Property.
Borrowing Base Office Property Advance Rate Increase Period : any period during which each of the following conditions has occurred and is continuing: (i) there are five or more Borrowing Base Office Properties, (ii) the Net Operating Income of any Borrowing Base Office Property for the four fiscal quarters most recently ended for which financial statements are available does not exceed 30% of the aggregate Net Operating Income of all the Borrowing Base Properties for the four fiscal quarters most recently ended for which financial statements are available, (iii) any Tenant of Borrowing Base Office Properties that does not have an Investment Grade Rating does not account for more than 15% of total revenue for all Borrowing Base Properties for the four fiscal quarters most recently ended for which financial statements are available and (iv) any Tenant of Borrowing Base Office Properties that has an Investment Grade Rating does not account for more than 20% of total revenue for all Borrowing Base Properties for the four fiscal quarters most recently ended for which financial statements are available. For the avoidance of doubt, a Borrowing Base Office Property Advance Rate Increase Period shall cease on the first date that any of the conditions above are not met.
Borrowing Base Properties : collectively, the Borrowing Base Studio Properties and Borrowing Base Office Properties.
Borrowing Base Studio Properties : subject to Section 5.4, (a) on the Closing Date, Sunset Gower, and (b) after the Closing Date, Sunset Gower and, to the extent added to the Borrowing Base at the Borrowers discretion in accordance with Section 5.3, Sunset Bronson and, for the avoidance of doubt, in the case of each of clauses (a) and (b), together with any Specified Development Property part of such Real Property. For the avoidance of doubt, (x) subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 5.3, the consent of the Lenders shall not be required to add Sunset Bronson as a Borrowing Base Property, and (y) at no time shall there be Borrowing Base Studio Properties other than Sunset Gower and Sunset Bronson.
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Borrowing Date : any Business Day specified by the Borrower as a date on which the Borrower requests the relevant Lenders to make Loans hereunder.
Borrowing Notice : with respect to any request for borrowing of Loans hereunder, a notice from the Borrower, substantially in the form of, and containing the information prescribed by, Exhibit H, delivered to the Administrative Agent.
Business Day : (a) for all purposes other than as covered by clause (b) below, a day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in New York City are authorized or required by law to close and (b) with respect to all notices and determinations in connection with, and payments of principal and interest on, Eurodollar Loans, any day which is a Business Day described in clause (a) and which is also a day for trading by and between banks in Dollar deposits in the interbank eurodollar market.
Capital Expenditures : for any period, with respect to any Person, the aggregate of all expenditures by such Person for the acquisition or leasing (pursuant to a capital lease) of fixed or capital assets or additions to equipment (including replacements, capitalized repairs and improvements during such period) which are required to be capitalized under GAAP on a balance sheet of such Person; provided that, Capital Expenditures shall not include (x) expenditures made in connection with the replacement, substitution or restoration of assets (i) to the extent financed from insurance proceeds paid on account of the loss of or damage to the assets being replaced or restored or (ii) with awards of compensation arising from the taking or the threat of taking by eminent domain or Condemnation of the assets being replaced, (y) the purchase price of equipment that is purchased simultaneously with the trade-in of existing equipment but only to the extent that the gross amount of such purchase price is reduced by the credit granted by the seller of such equipment for the equipment being traded in at such time or (z) the purchase of plant, property and equipment made within 270 days of the sale of any asset to the extent purchased with the proceeds of such sale.
Capital Lease Obligations : with respect to any Person, the obligations of such Person to pay rent or other amounts under any lease of (or other arrangement conveying the right to use) real or personal property, or a combination thereof, which obligations are required to be classified and accounted for as capital leases on a balance sheet of such Person under GAAP; and, for the purposes of this Agreement, the amount of such obligations at any time shall be the capitalized amount thereof at such time determined in accordance with GAAP.
Capital Stock : any and all shares, interests, participations or other equivalents (however designated) of capital stock of a corporation, any and all equivalent ownership interests in a Person (other than a corporation) and any and all warrants, rights or options to purchase any of the foregoing.
Capitalization Rate : for office properties, 8.50%, and for studio properties, 9.00%, provided that, for the purposes of determining Total Asset Value on any date of determination, the Capitalization Rate shall be equal to a weighted average percentage based on the Consolidated EBITDA allocable to Real Property (other than Borrowing Base Properties and Construction in Process) owned for four or more consecutive fiscal quarters.
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Cash Collateralize : to pledge and deposit with or deliver to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Administrative Agent or the Issuing Lender (as applicable) and the Secured Parties, as collateral for the L/C Obligations or obligations of the Lenders to fund participations in respect thereof (as the context may require), cash or deposit account balances or, if Issuing Lender benefitting from such collateral shall agree in its sole discretion, other credit support, in each case pursuant to documentation in form and substance satisfactory to (a) the Administrative Agent and (b) the Issuing Lender. The term Cash Collateral shall have a meaning correlative to the foregoing and shall include the proceeds of such cash collateral and other credit support.
Cash Equivalents : (a) marketable direct obligations issued by, or unconditionally guaranteed by, the United States government or issued by any agency thereof and backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, in each case maturing within one year from the date of acquisition; (b) certificates of deposit, time deposits, eurodollar time deposits or overnight bank deposits having maturities of six months or less from the date of acquisition issued by any Lender or by any commercial bank organized under the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof having combined capital and surplus of not less than $500,000,000; (c) commercial paper of an issuer rated at least A-2 by S&P or P-2 by Moodys, or carrying an equivalent rating by a nationally recognized rating agency, if both of the two named rating agencies cease publishing ratings of commercial paper issuers generally, and maturing within six months from the date of acquisition; (d) repurchase obligations of any Lender or of any commercial bank satisfying the requirements of clause (b) of this definition, having a term of not more than 30 days with respect to securities issued or fully guaranteed or insured by the United States government; (e) securities with maturities of one year or less from the date of acquisition issued or fully guaranteed by any state, commonwealth or territory of the United States, by any political subdivision or taxing authority of any such state, commonwealth or territory or by any foreign government, the securities of which state, commonwealth, territory, political subdivision, taxing authority or foreign government (as the case may be) are rated at least A by S&P or A by Moodys; (f) securities with maturities of six months or less from the date of acquisition backed by standby letters of credit issued by any Lender or any commercial bank satisfying the requirements of clause (b) of this definition; and (g) shares of money market mutual or similar funds which invest exclusively in assets satisfying the requirements of clauses (a) through (f) of this definition.
Casualty : with respect to any Borrowing Base Property, that such Borrowing Base Property is damaged or destroyed, in whole or in part, by fire or other casualty.
Change of Control : the occurrence of any of the following events: (a) any person or group (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act )), excluding the Permitted Investors, shall become, or obtain rights (whether by means of warrants, options or otherwise) to become, the beneficial owner (as defined in Rules 13(d)-3 and 13(d)-5 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of more than 30% of the outstanding common stock of the REIT; (b) the board of directors of the REIT shall cease to consist of a majority of Continuing Directors; (c) the Borrower shall cease to own, directly or indirectly, 100% of the equity interests of any Subsidiary Guarantor free and clear of any Liens (other than Liens in favor of Administrative Agent) unless the Borrowing Base Property owned by such Subsidiary Guarantor is removed
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from the Borrowing Base in accordance with Section 5.4 of this Agreement; or (d) the REIT shall (i) fail to be sole general partner of the Borrower or cease to own all the general partnership interests of the Borrower or (ii) fail to control the management and policies of the Borrower.
City Plaza : as defined in the definition of Initial Borrowing Base Office Properties.
Closing Date : June 29, 2010.
Code : the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.
Collateral : all Property of the Loan Parties, now owned or hereafter acquired, upon which a Lien is purported to be created by any Security Document.
Commitment Fee Rate : 1 / 2 of 1% per annum.
Commitment Increase Supplement : as defined in Section 2.22(c).
Commonly Controlled Entity : an entity, whether or not incorporated, that is under common control with the Borrower within the meaning of Section 4001 of ERISA or is part of a group that includes the Borrower and that is treated as a single employer under Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code or, solely for purposes of Sections 412 or 430 of the Code, Section 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the Code.
Compliance Certificate : a certificate duly executed by a Responsible Officer, substantially in the form of Exhibit B.
Condemnation : 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 any Property, or any interest therein or right accruing thereto, including any right of access thereto or any change of grade affecting such Property or any part thereof.
Consolidated Debt Service Coverage Amount : at any date:
(i) for any Borrowing Base Office Property, the (1) the Net Operating Income of such Borrowing Base Office Property for the four fiscal quarters most recently ended for which financial statements are available divided by (2) 1.60, divided by the greater of (x) an interest rate of 8.0% per annum (assuming a 30-year amortization) or (y) the 10-year treasury rate on the last day of such period plus 3.0% (assuming a 30-year amortization); and
(ii) for any Borrowing Base Studio Property, the (1) the Net Operating Income of such Borrowing Base Studio Property for the four fiscal quarters most recently ended for which financial statements are available divided by (2) 4.50, divided by the greater of (x) an interest rate of 8.0% per annum (assuming a 30-year amortization) or (y) the 10-year treasury rate on the last day of such period plus 3.0% (assuming a 30-year amortization);
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provided that, solely for the purpose of determining the Consolidated Debt Service Coverage Amount during such four fiscal quarter period for City Plaza and, after such Real Property becomes a Borrowing Base Property in accordance with Section 5.3, 875 Howard, Net Operating Income for City Plaza and 875 Howard, as applicable, shall be increased on a pro forma basis to include the contractual monthly base rent for each Tenant subject to a valid and effective Lease that does not yet occupy any space or that is otherwise in a free-rent period during such four fiscal quarter period for each month occurring during the Lease Adjustment Period for such Lease, less any applicable duplications for Tenants relocating within the applicable building. For the avoidance of doubt, the Net Operating Income of any Borrowing Base Property shall include the actual Net Operating Income of any Specified Development Property part of such Borrowing Base Property.
Consolidated EBITDA : of the Group Members for any period, Consolidated Net Income for such period plus , without duplication and to the extent reflected as a charge in the statement of such Consolidated Net Income for such period, the sum of (a) income tax expense, (b) interest expense of such Person and its Subsidiaries, amortization or write-off of debt discount and debt issuance costs and commissions, discounts and other fees and charges associated with Indebtedness, (c) depreciation and amortization expense, (d) amortization of intangibles (including, but not limited to, goodwill) and organization costs, (e) any extraordinary, unusual or non-recurring expenses or losses (including, whether or not otherwise includable as a separate item in the statement of such Consolidated Net Income for such period, losses on sales of assets outside of the ordinary course of business), (f) any other non-cash charges or expenses and (g) the Group Members pro rata share of Consolidated EBITDA from their Unconsolidated Joint Ventures minus , to the extent included in the statement of such Consolidated Net Income for such period, the sum of (a) interest income (except to the extent deducted in determining such Consolidated Net Income), (b) any extraordinary, unusual or non-recurring income or gains (including, whether or not otherwise includable as a separate item in the statement of such Consolidated Net Income for such period, gains on the sales of assets outside of the ordinary course of business), (c) any other non-cash income and (d) any cash payments made during such period in respect of items described in clause (e) above subsequent to the fiscal quarter in which the relevant non-cash expenses or losses were reflected as a charge in the statement of Consolidated Net Income, all as determined on a consolidated basis. Consolidated EBITDA shall be adjusted to remove any impact from straightline rent adjustments and mark-to-market lease adjustments required under GAAP.
Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio : for any period, the ratio of (a) Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such period to (b) Consolidated Fixed Charges for such period.
Consolidated Fixed Charges : for any period, the sum (without duplication) of (a) Consolidated Interest Expense of the Group Members for such period, (b) provision for cash income taxes made by the Group Members on a consolidated basis in respect of such period, (c) scheduled payments made during such period on account of principal of Indebtedness of the Group Members (excluding any balloon payment or final payment at maturity that is significantly larger than the scheduled payments that preceded it), (d) all preferred dividends paid during such period and (e) the Group Members pro rata share of all expenses, taxes, payments and dividends referred to in the preceding clauses (a) to (d) from their Unconsolidated Joint Ventures.
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Consolidated Floating Rate Debt : Consolidated Total Debt bearing interest based on an index that floats, or otherwise changes from time to time (excluding any such Indebtedness subject to a fixed rate interest rate hedge, cap or collar).
Consolidated Interest Expense : of the Group Members for any period, total interest expense (including that attributable to Capital Lease Obligations) of the Group Members for such period with respect to all outstanding Indebtedness of the Group Members (including, without limitation, all commissions, discounts and other fees and charges owed by the Group Members with respect to letters of credit and bankers acceptance financing and net costs of the Group Members under Hedge Agreements in respect of interest rates to the extent such net costs are allocable to such period in accordance with GAAP).
Consolidated Leverage Ratio : on any date of determination, the ratio of (a) Consolidated Total Debt on such date to (b) Total Asset Value on such date; provided that for purposes of calculating Total Asset Value on any date, the Total Asset Value of any Person Disposed of by the Borrower or its Subsidiaries during such period shall be excluded for such period (assuming the consummation of such Disposition and the repayment of any Indebtedness in connection therewith occurred on the first day of such period).
Consolidated Net Income : of the Group Members for any period, the consolidated net income (or loss) of the Group Members for such period, determined on a consolidated basis; provided that, in calculating Consolidated Net Income of the Group Members for any period, there shall be excluded (a) the income (or deficit) of any Person accrued prior to the date it becomes a Subsidiary of the Borrower or is merged into or consolidated with the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, (b) the income (or deficit) of any Person in which any Group Member has an ownership interest, except to the extent that any such income is actually received by such Group Member in the form of dividends or similar distributions and (c) the undistributed earnings of any Subsidiary of any Group Member to the extent that the declaration or payment of dividends or similar distributions by such Subsidiary is not at the time permitted by the terms of any Contractual Obligation (other than under any Loan Document) or Requirement of Law applicable to such Subsidiary.
Consolidated Total Debt : at any date, an amount equal to (i) the aggregate outstanding face amount of all Indebtedness of the Group Members at such date, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP and (ii) the Group Members pro rata share of Indebtedness of their Unconsolidated Joint Ventures at such date.
Construction in Process : any Real Property owned by a Group Member consisting of (i) new ground up construction or (ii) renovation or expansion of existing Real Property in which (a) greater than 40% of the square footage of such Real Property is unavailable for occupancy due to renovation and (b) no Rents are being paid on such square footage. A Real Property will cease being classified as Construction in Process, (i) with respect to new ground up construction, upon the completion of such construction as evidenced by the issuance of a temporary or permanent certificate of occupancy (whichever occurs first) for the related Real
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Property, and (ii) with respect to the renovation or expansion of existing property, upon the earlier to occur of (a) the time that such property has an Occupancy Rate of at least 65% of the total square footage (including any applicable expansion) or (b) 180 days after completion of such renovation or expansion.
Continuing Directors : the directors of the REIT on the Closing Date, after giving effect to the other transactions contemplated hereby, and each other director of the REIT, if, in each case, such other directors nomination for election to the board of directors of the REIT is recommended by at least 66 2 / 3 % of the then Continuing Directors or such other director receives the vote of the Permitted Investors in his or her election by the shareholders of the REIT.
Contractual Obligation : as to any Person, any provision of any security issued by such Person or of any agreement, instrument or other undertaking to which such Person is a party or by which it or any of its Property is bound.
Control Investment Affiliate : as to any Person, any other Person that (a) directly or indirectly, is in control of, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such Person and (b) is organized by such Person primarily for the purpose of making equity or debt investments in one or more companies. For purposes of this definition, control of a Person means the power, directly or indirectly, to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether by contract or otherwise.
Cost to Remedy : the actual or reasonably estimated cost to remedy a Material Environmental Event, provided that, if the Cost to Remedy a Material Environmental Event is not known or cannot be reasonably estimated at the time such Material Environmental Event occurs, the Cost to Remedy shall be determined pursuant to an ESA delivered in accordance with Section 6.8(h).
Debtor Relief Laws : the Bankruptcy Code of the United States, and all other liquidation, conservatorship, bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit of creditors, moratorium, rearrangement, receivership, insolvency, reorganization, or similar debtor relief laws of the United States or other applicable jurisdictions from time to time in effect and affecting the rights of creditors generally.
Default : any of the events specified in Section 8, whether or not any requirement for the giving of notice, the lapse of time, or both, has been satisfied.
Defaulting Lender : any Lender that has in the Administrative Agents reasonable discretion:
(a) failed to fund any portion of its Revolving Credit Commitment (including the purchase of a participation under any Letter of Credit pursuant to Section 3.4) within three Business Days of the date required to be funded by it hereunder, unless the subject of a good faith dispute,
(b) failed to make any payment required to be made by it pursuant to Section 9.7,
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(c) notified the Borrower, the Administrative Agent or any other Lender in writing, or has otherwise indicated through a public statement, that it does not intend to comply with its funding obligations hereunder or generally under any agreement in which it commits to extend credit,
(d) failed, within three Business Days after receipt of a written request from the Administrative Agent, to confirm that it will comply with the terms of this Agreement relating to its obligations to fund prospective Revolving Credit Commitments (including the purchase of a participation under any Letter of Credit pursuant to Section 3.4),
(e) otherwise failed to pay over to the Administrative Agent or any other Lender any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder, unless the subject of a good faith dispute, or
(f) become the subject of a bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding, or has had a receiver, conservator, trustee, custodian, administrator, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar Person charged with reorganization or liquidation of its business 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 or has a parent company that has become the subject of a bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding, or has had a receiver, conservator, trustee, custodian, administrator, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar Person charged with reorganization or liquidation of its business 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;
provided that, (i) if the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender and the Swing Line Lender agree in writing, each in its sole discretion, that a Defaulting Lender should no longer be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender, the Administrative Agent will so notify the parties hereto, whereupon as of the effective date specified in such notice and subject to any conditions set forth therein, that Lender will, to the extent applicable, purchase that portion of outstanding Loans of the other Lenders or take such other actions as the Administrative Agent may determine to be necessary to cause the Swing Line Commitment and funded and unfunded participations in Swing Line Loans and Letters to Credit to be held on a pro rata basis by the Lenders in accordance with their pro rata share of the Total Revolving Credit Commitments (without giving effect to Section 2.23), whereupon that Lender will cease to be a Defaulting Lender and (ii) a Lender shall not be a Defaulting Lender solely by virtue of the ownership or acquisition of voting stock or any other equity interest in such Lender or a parent company thereof by a Governmental Authority or an instrumentality thereof.
Del Amo Office : as defined in the definition of Approved Borrowing Base Office Properties.
Derivatives Counterparty : as defined in Section 7.6.
Disposition : with respect to any Property, any sale, lease, sale and leaseback, assignment, conveyance, transfer or other disposition thereof; and the terms Dispose and Disposed of shall have correlative meanings.
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Dollars and $ : dollars in lawful currency of the United States of America.
Domestic Subsidiary : any Subsidiary of the Borrower organized under the laws of any jurisdiction within the United States of America.
875 Howard : as defined in the definition of Approved Borrowing Base Office Properties.
Eligible Account : 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 and state authority. An Eligible Account will not be evidenced by a certificate of deposit, passbook or other instrument.
Eligible Borrowing Base Property : any Real Property (other than the Initial Borrowing Base Office Properties and Sunset Gower) that satisfies each of the following conditions:
(i) such Real Property is located in the continental United States and is used for commercial office purposes,
(ii) such Real Property is wholly-owned by the Borrower or a Subsidiary Guarantor in fee simple or ground leased pursuant to an Acceptable Ground Lease,
(iii) such Real Property has an Occupancy Rate greater than 80% at the time it is included in the Borrowing Base,
(iv) such Real Property is subject to a duly perfected, first priority security interest in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties,
(v) the Administrative Agent has received for such Real Property, in each case, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent:
(A) an ESA identifying no environmental condition reasonably likely to result in a Material Environmental Amount,
(B) a current property condition and structural report,
(C) evidence as to whether the applicable Real Property is a Flood Hazard Property and if such Real Property is a Flood Hazard
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Property, evidence of compliance with federally-mandated flood insurance requirements, including (1) the Borrowers written acknowledgment of receipt of written notification required pursuant to Section 208(e)(3) of Regulation H of the Board from the Administrative Agent (x) as to the fact that such Real Property is a Flood Hazard Property and (y) as to whether the community in which each such Flood Hazard Property is located is participating in the National Flood Insurance Program and (2) copies of insurance policies or certificates of insurance evidencing flood insurance naming the Administrative Agent as sole loss payee on behalf of the Secured Parties under a standard mortgagee endorsement, that (a) covers any parcel of improved Real Property that is encumbered by any Mortgage, (b) is written in an amount which is commercially available at a reasonable cost, and (c) has a term ending not later than the maturity of the indebtedness secured by such Mortgage or that may be renewed to such maturity date,
(D) certificates of insurance or insurance policies satisfying the requirements of Section 6.5, with all premiums fully paid current,
(E) a title insurance policy satisfying the requirements of Section 5.1(p),
(F) a new Appraisal,
(G) a recent survey satisfying the requirements of Section 5.1(p),
(H) estoppels and subordination and nondisturbance and attornment agreements from all Tenants subject to a Major Lease at such Real Property, and
(I) if such applicable Real Property is held pursuant to an Acceptable Ground Lease: (i) true and correct copies of such Acceptable Ground Lease and any guarantees thereof and (ii) to the extent required by the Administrative Agent in its discretion, recognition agreements and estoppel certificates executed by the lessor under such Acceptable Ground Lease, in form and content satisfactory to the Administrative Agent; and
(vi) which satisfies any other criteria required by the Administrative Agent, as reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent.
Eligible Institution : the Administrative Agent, the Syndication Agent, Morgan Stanley, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., City National Bank, KeyBank National Association or 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 Moodys and F 1+ by Fitch in the case of accounts in which funds are held for 30 days or less (or, in the case of accounts in which funds are held for more than 30 days, the long term unsecured debt obligations of which are rated at least AA by Fitch and S&P and Aa2 by Moodys).
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Environmental Claim : any investigative, enforcement, cleanup, removal, containment, remedial, or other private or governmental or regulatory action threatened, instituted, or completed pursuant to any applicable Environmental Law against any Group Member or against or with respect to any Real Property or facility.
Environmental Laws : any and all laws, rules, orders, regulations, statutes, ordinances, guidelines, codes, decrees, agreements or other legally enforceable requirements (including, without limitation, common law) of any international authority, foreign government, the United States, or any state, local, municipal or other governmental authority, regulating, relating to or imposing liability or standards of conduct concerning protection of the environment or of human health, or employee health and safety, as has been, is now, or may at any time hereafter be, in effect.
Environmental Permits : any and all permits, licenses, approvals, registrations, notifications, exemptions and other authorizations required under any Environmental Law.
Environmental Requirement : as defined in Section 6.8(g).
ERISA : the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time.
ESA : as defined in Section 5.1(k).
Eurocurrency Reserve Requirements : for any day, the aggregate (without duplication) of the maximum rates (expressed as a decimal fraction) of reserve requirements in effect on such day (including, without limitation, basic, supplemental, marginal and emergency reserves) under any regulations of the Board or other Governmental Authority having jurisdiction with respect thereto dealing with reserve requirements prescribed for eurocurrency funding (currently referred to as Eurocurrency Liabilities in Regulation D of the Board) maintained by a member bank of the Federal Reserve System.
Eurodollar Base Rate : with respect to each day during each Interest Period, the rate per annum determined on the basis of the rate for deposits in Dollars for a period equal to such Interest Period commencing on the first day of such Interest Period appearing on Reuters Screen LIBOR01 Page (or such other page as may replace such page on such service for the purpose of displaying the rates at which Dollar deposits are offered by lending banks in London interbank deposit market) as of 11:00 A.M., London time, two Business Days prior to the beginning of such Interest Period. In the event that such rate does not appear on Reuters Screen LIBOR01 Page (or such other page as may replace such page on such service for the purpose of displaying the rates at which Dollar deposits are offered by lending banks in London interbank deposit market) (or otherwise on such screen), the Eurodollar Base Rate for purposes of this definition shall be determined by reference to such other comparable publicly available service for displaying eurodollar rates as may be selected by the Administrative Agent.
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Eurodollar Loans : Loans for which the applicable rate of interest is based upon the Eurodollar Rate.
Eurodollar Rate : with respect to each day during each Interest Period, a rate per annum determined for such day in accordance with the following formula (rounded upward to the nearest 1/100th of 1%):
Eurodollar Base Rate |
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1.00 Eurocurrency Reserve Requirements |
; provided that, in no event shall the Eurodollar Rate be less than 1.50%.
Eurodollar Tranche : the collective reference to Eurodollar Loans the then current Interest Periods with respect to all of which begin on the same date and end on the same later date (whether or not such Loans shall originally have been made on the same day).
Event of Default : any of the events specified in Section 8, provided that any requirement for the giving of notice, the lapse of time, or both, has been satisfied.
Exchange Act : as defined in the definition of Change of Control.
Excluded Foreign Subsidiary : any Foreign Subsidiary in respect of which either (a) the pledge of all of the Capital Stock or assets of such Subsidiary as Collateral or (b) the guaranteeing by such Subsidiary of the Obligations, would, in the good faith judgment of the Borrower, result in adverse tax consequences to the Borrower.
Excluded Subsidiary : (i) any Immaterial Subsidiary or (ii) any other Subsidiary that is unable to guarantee the Obligations of the Loan Parties under the Loan Documents because it is a party to one or more agreements entered into in connection with Indebtedness listed on Schedule 7.2(d), incurred pursuant to Section 7.2(g), a Mortgage Financing or Permitted Construction Financing that prohibits such Subsidiary from providing a guarantee, or any Subsidiary that is a direct or indirect parent or Subsidiary of such Subsidiary, provided that, the Administrative Agent shall have been provided satisfactory evidence of such prohibition. Schedule 1.1C sets forth each Excluded Subsidiary as of the Closing Date with a notation identifying whether clause (i) or (ii) above is applicable.
Federal Funds Effective Rate : for any day, 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 on the next succeeding Business Day by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or, if such rate is not so published for any day that is a Business Day, the average of the quotations for the day of such transactions received by the Administrative Agent from three federal funds brokers of recognized standing selected by it.
FIRREA : Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989 (FIRREA), as amended.
Fitch : Fitch, Inc. and its successors.
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Flood Hazard Property : as defined in Section 4.21.
Foreign Subsidiary : any Subsidiary of the Borrower that is not a Domestic Subsidiary.
Fund : any Person (other than a natural person) engaged in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its business.
Funding Office : the office specified from time to time by the Administrative Agent as its funding office by notice to the Borrower and the Lenders.
Funds from Operations : for any Person for any period, the sum of (a) Consolidated Net Income for such period plus (b) depreciation and amortization expense determined in accordance with GAAP; provided that there shall not be included in such calculation (i) any proceeds of any insurance policy other than rental or business interruption insurance received by such Person, (ii) any gain or loss which is classified as extraordinary in accordance with GAAP, or (iii) any capital gains and taxes on capital gains.
GAAP : generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America as in effect from time to time.
Governmental Authority : any nation or government, any state or other political subdivision thereof, any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to government, any securities exchange and any self-regulatory organization (including the National Association of Insurance Commissioners).
Granting Lender : as defined in Section 10.6(g).
Group Members : the REIT and all of its Subsidiaries, including, without limitation, the Borrower.
Guarantee and Collateral Agreement : the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement to be executed and delivered by the REIT, the Borrower and each Subsidiary Guarantor, substantially in the form of Exhibit A, as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
Guarantee Obligation : as to any Person (the guaranteeing person ), any obligation, including a reimbursement, counterindemnity or similar obligation, of the guaranteeing person that guarantees or in effect guarantees, or which is given to induce the creation of a separate obligation by another Person (including any bank under any letter of credit) that guarantees or in effect guarantees any Indebtedness, leases, dividends or other obligations (the primary obligations ) of any other third Person (the primary obligor ) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, including, without limitation, any obligation of the guaranteeing person, whether or not contingent, (i) to purchase any such primary obligation or any Property constituting direct or indirect security therefor, (ii) to advance or supply funds (1) for the purchase or payment of any such primary obligation or (2) to maintain working capital
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or equity capital of the primary obligor or otherwise to maintain the net worth or solvency of the primary obligor, (iii) to purchase Property, securities or services primarily for the purpose of assuring the owner of any such primary obligation of the ability of the primary obligor to make payment of such primary obligation or (iv) otherwise to assure or hold harmless the owner of any such primary obligation against loss in respect thereof; provided , however , that the term Guarantee Obligation shall not include endorsements of instruments for deposit or collection in the ordinary course of business. The amount of any Guarantee Obligation of any guaranteeing person shall be deemed to be the lower of (a) an amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the primary obligation in respect of which such Guarantee Obligation is made and (b) the maximum amount for which such guaranteeing person may be liable pursuant to the terms of the instrument embodying such Guarantee Obligation, unless such primary obligation and the maximum amount for which such guaranteeing person may be liable are not stated or determinable, in which case the amount of such Guarantee Obligation shall be such guaranteeing persons maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof as determined by the Borrower in good faith.
Guarantors : the collective reference to the REIT and the Subsidiary Guarantors.
Hedge Agreements : all interest rate or currency swaps, caps or collar agreements, foreign exchange agreements, commodity or currency futures contracts, options to purchase or sell a commodity or currency, or option, warrant or other right with respect to a commodity or currency futures contract or similar arrangements entered into by the Group Members providing for protection against fluctuations in interest rates, currency exchange rates, commodity prices or the exchange of nominal interest obligations, either generally or under specific contingencies.
Hudson Pacific Predecessor : the real estate activity and holdings of the entities that own the following properties contributed to the REIT and its Subsidiaries: Sunset Gower, the Technicolor Building, Sunset Bronson and City Plaza.
Immaterial Subsidiary : (i) any TRS Subsidiary and its Subsidiaries and (ii) any other Subsidiary with de minimis income and assets, provided that, collectively, Immaterial Subsidiaries do not comprise on any date of determination more than 5% of the lesser of (a) Consolidated EBITDA for the period of four quarters most recently completed for which financial statements are available or (b) Total Asset Value on such date.
Improvements : any Loan Partys interest in and to all on site and off site improvements to the Borrowing Base Properties, together with all fixtures, Tenant improvements, and appurtenances now or later to be located on the Borrowing Base Properties or in such improvements.
Indebtedness : of any Person at any date, without duplication, (a) all indebtedness of such Person for borrowed money, (b) all obligations of such Person for the deferred purchase price of Property or services (other than trade payables incurred in the ordinary course of such Persons business which are not past due for more than 30 days or such payables are being contested by such Person in good faith), (c) all obligations of such Person
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evidenced by notes, bonds, debentures or other similar instruments, (d) all indebtedness created or arising under any conditional sale or other title retention agreement with respect to Property acquired by such Person (even though the rights and remedies of the seller or lender under such agreement in the event of default are limited to repossession or sale of such Property), (e) all Capital Lease Obligations of such Person, (f) all obligations of such Person, contingent or otherwise, as an account party or applicant under acceptance, letter of credit, surety bond or similar facilities, (g) all obligations of such Person, contingent or otherwise, to purchase, redeem, retire or otherwise acquire for value any Capital Stock of such Person (other than the Borrower Common Units) on or prior to the Revolving Credit Termination Date, (h) all Guarantee Obligations of such Person in respect of obligations of the kind referred to in clauses (a) through (g) above, (i) all obligations of others of the kind referred to in clauses (a) through (g) above secured by (or for which the holder of such obligation has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any Lien on Property (including, without limitation, accounts and contract rights) owned by such Person, whether or not such Person has assumed or become liable for the payment of such obligation, but limited to the lesser of the fair market value of such property and the aggregate amount of the obligations so secured, and (j) for the purposes of Section 8(e) only, all obligations of such Person in respect of Hedge Agreements. The Indebtedness of any Person shall include, without duplication, the Indebtedness of any other entity (including any partnership in which such Person is a general partner) to the extent such Person is liable therefor as a result of such Persons ownership interest in or other relationship with such entity, except to the extent the terms of such Indebtedness expressly provide that such Person is not liable therefor. For purposes of clause (j) above, the principal amount of Indebtedness in respect of Hedge Agreements shall equal the amount that would be payable (giving effect to netting) at such time if such Hedge Agreement were terminated.
Indemnified Liabilities : as defined in Section 10.5.
Indemnitee : as defined in Section 10.5.
Initial Borrowing Base Office Properties : collectively, (a) that certain 114,958 square foot office building located in Hollywood, CA, known as the Technicolor Building ( Technicolor Building ) and (b) that certain 333,922 square foot office building located in Orange, CA, known as City Plaza ( City Plaza ).
Insolvency : with respect to any Multiemployer Plan, the condition that such Plan is insolvent within the meaning of Section 4245 of ERISA.
Insolvent : pertaining to a condition of Insolvency.
Insurance Premiums : as defined in Section 6.5(h).
Insurance Proceeds : the proceeds of any insurance to which any Group Member may be entitled to, whether or not actually received, with respect to any Borrowing Base Property.
Intellectual Property : the collective reference to all rights, priorities and privileges relating to intellectual property, whether arising under United States, multinational or foreign laws or otherwise, including, without limitation, copyrights, copyright licenses, patents,
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patent licenses, trademarks, trademark licenses, technology, know-how and processes, and all rights to sue at law or in equity for any infringement or other impairment thereof, including the right to receive all proceeds and damages therefrom.
Interest Payment Date : (a) as to any Base Rate Loan, the last day of each March, June, September and December to occur while such Loan is outstanding and the final maturity date of such Loan, (b) as to any Eurodollar Loan having an Interest Period of three months or shorter, the last day of such Interest Period, (c) as to any Eurodollar Loan having an Interest Period longer than three months, each day that is three months, or a whole multiple thereof, after the first day of such Interest Period and the last day of such Interest Period and (d) as to any Loan (other than any Revolving Credit Loan that is a Base Rate Loan and any Swing Line Loan), the date of any repayment or prepayment made in respect thereof.
Interest Period : as to any Eurodollar Loan, (a) initially, the period commencing on the borrowing or conversion date, as the case may be, with respect to such Eurodollar Loan and ending one, two, three or six months thereafter, as selected by the Borrower in its notice of borrowing or notice of conversion, as the case may be, given with respect thereto; and (b) thereafter, each period commencing on the last day of the next preceding Interest Period applicable to such Eurodollar Loan and ending one, two, three or six months thereafter, as selected by the Borrower by irrevocable notice to the Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 A.M., New York City time, on the date that is three Business Days prior to the last day of the then current Interest Period with respect thereto; provided that, all of the foregoing provisions relating to Interest Periods are subject to the following:
(1) if any Interest Period would otherwise end on a day that is not a Business Day, such Interest Period shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless the result of such extension would be to carry such Interest Period into another calendar month in which event such Interest Period shall end on the immediately preceding Business Day;
(2) any Interest Period that would otherwise extend beyond the Revolving Credit Termination Date shall end on the Revolving Credit Termination Date or such due date, as applicable; and
(3) any Interest Period that begins on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period) shall end on the last Business Day of the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period.
Investment Grade Rating : a corporate credit rating of BBB- (or equivalent) or higher from S&P and Baa3 (or equivalent) or higher from Moodys.
Investments : as defined in Section 7.7.
Issuing Lender : (a) Barclays Bank PLC or (b) any other Revolving Credit Lender from time to time designated by the Borrower as an Issuing Lender with the consent of such Revolving Credit Lender and the Administrative Agent.
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IPO as defined in Section 5.1(c).
Joint Venture : any joint venture entity, whether a company, unincorporated firm, association, partnership or any other entity which, in each case, in which the REIT and its Subsidiaries has a direct or indirect equity or similar interest and which is not a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the Borrower.
L/C Commitment : $10,000,000.
L/C Exposure : for any Lender, at any time, its Revolving Credit Percentage of the total L/C Obligations at such time.
L/C Fee Payment Date : the last day of each March, June, September and December and the last day of the Revolving Credit Commitment Period.
L/C Obligations : at any time, an amount equal to the sum of (a) the aggregate then undrawn and unexpired amount of the then outstanding Letters of Credit and (b) the aggregate amount of drawings under Letters of Credit that have not then been reimbursed pursuant to Section 3.5.
L/C Participants : with respect to any Letter of Credit, the collective reference to all the Revolving Credit Lenders other than the Issuing Lender that issued such Letter of Credit.
Lease : each existing or future lease, sublease (to the extent of any Loan Partys rights thereunder), license, or other agreement (other than an Acceptable Ground Lease) under the terms of which any Person has or acquires any right to occupy or use any Real Property of any Loan Party, or any part thereof, or interest therein, and (a) every modification, amendment or other agreement relating to such lease, sublease, subsublease or other agreement and (b) each existing or future guaranty of payment or performance thereunder.
Lease Adjustment Period : with respect to any Lease that is effective prior to December 31, 2010, the period beginning on the date that is twelve months prior to the date such Lease becomes valid and effective and ending on the date that is the earlier of (i) the date on which the applicable Tenant occupies the related space or the expiration of the free-rent period, as applicable, and (ii) December 31, 2010.
Lenders : as defined in the preamble hereto.
Letters of Credit : as defined in Section 3.1(a).
Lien : any mortgage, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, deposit arrangement, encumbrance, lien (statutory or other), charge or other security interest or any preference, priority or other security agreement or preferential arrangement of any kind or nature whatsoever (including, without limitation, any conditional sale or other title retention agreement and any capital lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing).
Loan : any loan made by any Lender pursuant to this Agreement.
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Loan Documents : this Agreement, the Security Documents, the Assignment of Management Agreement, the Applications and the Notes.
Loan Parties : the REIT, the Borrower and each Subsidiary of the Borrower that is a party to a Loan Document.
Lockbox Account : an Eligible Account established for deposit of all Rents and other receipts from a Borrowing Base Property.
Major Lease : a lease that comprises in excess of 20,000 square feet of a Borrowing Base Property or in excess of 10% of the rentable square footage of such Borrowing Base Property.
Management Agreement : with respect to each Borrowing Base Property, unless the Borrowing Base Property is managed by the Loan Party which owns such Borrowing Base Property, the management agreement entered into by and between the Loan Party which owns such Borrowing Base Property and the Manager, pursuant to which the Manager is to provide management and other services with respect to the Borrowing Base Properties, or, if the context requires, a Qualified Manager who is managing the Borrowing Base Properties in accordance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement pursuant to a Replacement Management Agreement.
Manager : (i) with respect to the Borrowing Base Studio Properties, Hudson Media and Entertainment Management, LLC, (ii) with respect to the Borrowing Base Office Properties, Hudson OP Management LLC, or (iii) if the context requires, the Qualified Manager who is managing the applicable Borrowing Base Property in accordance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement pursuant to a Replacement Management Agreement.
Material Adverse Effect : a material adverse effect on (a) the business, assets, operations or financial condition of the Loan Parties and the Borrowing Base Properties, taken as a whole or in the facts and information regarding such entities as represented to date or (b) the validity or enforceability of this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents or the rights or remedies of the Agents or the Lenders hereunder or thereunder.
Material Environmental Amount : an amount or amounts payable by any of the Group Members in the aggregate in excess of $5,000,000, for: costs to comply with any Environmental Law; costs of any investigation, and any remediation, of any Material of Environmental Concern; and compensatory damages (including, without limitation damages to natural resources), punitive damages, fines, and penalties pursuant to any Environmental Law.
Material Environmental Event : with respect to any Borrowing Base Property or Real Property, (a) a violation of any Environmental Law with respect to such Borrowing Base Property or Real Property, or (b) the presence of any Materials of Environmental Concern on, about, or under such Borrowing Base Property or Real Property that, under or pursuant to any Environmental Law, would require remediation, if in the case of either (a) or (b), such event or circumstance could reasonably be expected to have a Material Property Event.
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Material Property Event : with respect to any Borrowing Base Property, the occurrence of any event or circumstance occurring or arising after the date of this Agreement that could reasonably be expected to have a (a) material adverse effect with respect to the financial condition or the operations of such Borrowing Base Property, (b) material adverse effect on the appraised value of such Borrowing Base Property, (c) material adverse effect on the ownership of such Borrowing Base Property, or (d) result in a Material Environmental Amount.
Materials of Environmental Concern : any gasoline or petroleum (including crude oil or any fraction thereof) or petroleum products (virgin or used), polychlorinated biphenyls, urea-formaldehyde insulation, asbestos, pollutants, contaminants, radioactivity, and any other materials, substances or forces of any kind, whether or not any such material, substance or force is defined as hazardous or toxic under any Environmental Law, that is regulated pursuant to or could reasonably be expected to give rise to liability under any Environmental Law.
Maximum Facility Availability : at any date, an amount equal to the lesser of (i) the Total Revolving Credit Commitments on such date and (ii) the Borrowing Base on such date.
Moodys : Moodys Investors Service, Inc. and its successors.
Mortgage Financing : Indebtedness of the type permitted by Section 7.2(h).
Mortgaged Properties : the real properties listed on Schedule 1.1A , as to which the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties shall be granted a Lien pursuant to one or more Mortgages.
Mortgage Notes Receivable : any mortgage notes receivable, including interest payments thereunder, issued in favor of any Group Member or any Joint Venture in which a Group Member is a member by any Person (other than a Group Member).
Mortgages : each of the mortgage/deed of trust/deed to secure debt, assignment of leases and rents, fixture filing and security agreements made by any Loan Party in favor of, or for the benefit of, the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, substantially in the form of Exhibit D (with such changes thereto as shall be advisable under the law of the jurisdiction in which such mortgage or deed of trust is to be recorded), as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
Multiemployer Plan : a Plan that is a multiemployer plan as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA.
Net Operating Income : of any Borrowing Base Property for any period, an amount equal to (a) the aggregate gross revenues from the operations of such Borrowing Base Property during such period, minus (b) the sum of (i) all expenses and other proper charges incurred in connection with the operation of such Borrowing Base Property during such period (including real estate taxes, but excluding any management fees, debt service charges, income taxes, depreciation, amortization and other noncash expenses), (ii) a management fee that is the greater of 3% of the aggregate net revenues from the operations of such Borrowing Base
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Property during such period or actual management fees paid, and (iii) an annual replacement reserve of $0.25 per square foot for Borrowing Base Office Properties and $0.40 for Borrowing Base Studio Properties. Net Operating Income shall be adjusted to remove any impact from straightline rent adjustments and mark-to-market lease adjustments required under GAAP. Net Operating Income for any Borrowing Base Property for any period prior to the closing date of the IPO shall be calculated based upon the historical Net Operating Income of such Borrowing Base Property.
New Revolving Credit Lender : as defined in Section 2.22(b).
Non-Excluded Taxes : as defined in Section 2.17(a).
Non-Recourse Indebtedness : any Indebtedness other than Recourse Indebtedness.
Non-Recourse Subsidiary Borrower : a Subsidiary of the Borrower whose principal assets are the assets securing Indebtedness incurred in accordance with Section 7.2(d), 7.2(g), 7.2(h) or 7.2(i).
Non-Recourse Parent Guarantor : the Borrower and any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower providing a guarantee permitted by Section 7.2(d), 7.2(g), 7.2(h) or 7.2(i).
Non-U.S. Lender : as defined in Section 2.17(d).
Note : any promissory note evidencing any Loan.
Obligations : the unpaid principal of and interest on (including, without limitation, interest accruing after the maturity of the Loans and Reimbursement Obligations and interest accruing after the filing of any petition in bankruptcy, or the commencement of any insolvency, reorganization or like proceeding, relating to the Borrower, whether or not a claim for post-filing or post-petition interest is allowed in such proceeding) the Loans, the Reimbursement Obligations and all other obligations and liabilities of the Borrower to the Administrative Agent or to any Lender or any Qualified Counterparty, whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, due or to become due, or now existing or hereafter incurred, which may arise under, out of, or in connection with, this Agreement, any other Loan Document, the Letters of Credit, any Specified Hedge Agreement or any other document made, delivered or given in connection herewith or therewith, whether on account of principal, interest, reimbursement obligations, fees, indemnities, costs, expenses (including, without limitation, all fees, charges and disbursements of counsel to the Administrative Agent or to any Lender that are required to be paid by the Borrower pursuant hereto) or otherwise; provided , that (i) obligations of the Borrower or any Subsidiary under any Specified Hedge Agreement shall be secured and guaranteed pursuant to the Security Documents only to the extent that, and for so long as, the other Obligations are so secured and guaranteed and (ii) any release of Collateral or Guarantors effected in the manner permitted by this Agreement shall not require the consent of holders of obligations under Specified Hedge Agreements.
Occupancy Rate : for any Real Property, the percentage of the rentable area of such Real Property occupied by bona fide Tenants of such Real Property or leased by Tenants
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pursuant to bona fide Tenant Leases, in each case, which Tenants are not more than 30 days in arrears on base rental or other similar payments due under such Leases, provided that, such period may be extended by an additional 30 days at the Administrative Agents sole discretion.
OFAC List : the list of specially designated nationals and blocked persons subject to financial sanctions that is maintained by the U.S. Treasury Department, Office Foreign Assets Control.
Other Charges : all ground rents, maintenance charges, impositions other than taxes, and any other charges, including, without limitation, vault charges and license fees for the use of vaults, chutes and similar areas adjoining the Real Property, now or hereafter levied or assessed or imposed against the Real Property or any part thereof.
Other Taxes : any and all present or future stamp or documentary taxes or any other excise or property taxes, charges or similar levies arising from any payment made hereunder or from the execution, delivery or enforcement of, or otherwise with respect to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document.
Ownership Percentage : with respect to any Person, the percentage of the total outstanding Capital Stock of such Person held directly and indirectly by the REIT and its Subsidiaries.
Participant : as defined in Section 10.6(b).
Payment Office : the office specified from time to time by the Administrative Agent as its payment office by notice to the Borrower and the Lenders.
PBGC : the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation established pursuant to Subtitle A of Title IV of ERISA (or any successor).
Permitted Construction Financing : Non-Recourse Indebtedness incurred to finance the construction or improvement of Real Estate Under Construction (inclusive of Non-Recourse Indebtedness incurred as part of such construction financing and applied to reimburse costs previously paid to fund the related construction) and that is secured by such Real Estate Under Construction.
Permitted Investors : the collective reference to Farallon Capital Partners, L.P., Farallon Capital Institutional Partners, L.P., Farallon Capital Institutional Partners III, L.P., Morgan Stanley Investment Partnership, Victor J. Coleman, Howard S. Stern, Christopher Barton, Mark T. Lammas, Dale Shimoda, Theodore R. Antenucci, James M. Burnett, Richard B. Fried, Jonathan M. Glaser, Robert M. Moran, Jr., and Barry A. Porter and their Control Investment Affiliates.
Permitted Limited Recourse Guarantees : guarantees by any Non-Recourse Parent Guarantor (i) for fraud, misrepresentation, misapplication of cash, waste, environmental claims and liabilities, prohibited transfers, violations of special purpose entity covenants and other circumstances customarily excluded by institutional lenders from exculpation provisions and/or included in separate guarantee or indemnification agreements in non-recourse financing
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of real estate and customary non-monetary completion and performance guarantees by any Non-Recourse Parent Guarantor, in each case with respect to Indebtedness permitted by Sections 7.2(h) and 7.2(i), and (ii) monetary completion guarantees and payment guarantees in connection with Indebtedness permitted by Section 7.2(f) hereof.
Person : an individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, business trust, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated association, joint venture, Governmental Authority or other entity of whatever nature.
Plan : at a particular time, any employee benefit plan that is covered by ERISA and in respect of which the Borrower or a Commonly Controlled Entity is (or, if such plan were terminated at such time, would under Section 4069 of ERISA be deemed to be) an employer as defined in Section 3(5) of ERISA.
Pledged Stock : as defined in the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement.
Policies : as defined in Section 6.5(d).
Prime Rate : as defined in the definition of Base Rate.
Principal Financial Officer : the chief financial officer, any director (or equivalent) or officer from time to time of the REIT with actual knowledge of the financial affairs of the REIT and its Subsidiaries.
Pro Forma Balance Sheet : as defined in Section 4.1(a).
Prohibited Person : any Person identified on the OFAC List or any other Person with whom a U.S. Person may not conduct business or transactions by prohibition of Federal law or Executive Order of the President of the United States of America.
Projections : as defined in Section 6.2(c).
Property : any right or interest in or to property of any kind whatsoever, whether real, personal or mixed and whether tangible or intangible, including, without limitation, Capital Stock.
Qualified Counterparty : with respect to any Specified Hedge Agreement, any counterparty thereto that, at the time such Specified Hedge Agreement was entered into, was a Lender or an affiliate of a Lender.
Qualified Manager : either (a) the Manager; or (b) in the reasonable judgment of the Administrative Agent, a reputable and experienced management organization (which may be an Affiliate of the Borrower) possessing experience in managing properties similar in size, scope, use and value as the Borrowing Base Property.
Real Estate Under Construction : Real Property on which construction of material improvements has commenced or shall concurrently commence with the incurrence of Indebtedness financing such construction and is or shall be continuing to be performed, but has not yet been completed (as such completion is evidenced by the issuance of a temporary or permanent certificate of occupancy (whichever occurs first) for such Real Property.
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Real Property : with respect to any Person, all of the right, title, and interest of such Person in and to land, improvements and fixtures, including ground leases.
REC : as defined in Section 6.8(c).
Recourse Indebtedness : any Indebtedness, to the extent that recourse of the applicable lender for non-payment is not limited to such lenders Liens on a particular asset or group of assets (except to the extent the Property on which such lender has a Lien and to which its recourse for non-payment is limited constitutes cash or Cash Equivalents, to which extent such Indebtedness shall be deemed to be Recourse Indebtedness); provided that, personal recourse of any Person for any such Indebtedness for fraud, misrepresentation, misapplication of cash, waste, environmental claims and liabilities, prohibited transfers, violations of single purpose entity covenants, failure to maintain insurance, failure to pay taxes, and other circumstances customarily excluded by institutional lenders from exculpation provisions and included in separate guaranty or indemnification agreements in non-recourse financing of real estate shall not, by itself, cause such Indebtedness to be characterized as Recourse Indebtedness. For the avoidance of doubt, Recourse Indebtedness shall not include the Obligations.
Refunded Swing Line Loans : as defined in Section 2.4.
Refunding Date : as defined in Section 2.4.
Register : as defined in Section 10.6(d).
Regulation H : Regulation H of the Board as in effect from time to time.
Regulation U : Regulation U of the Board as in effect from time to time.
Reimbursement Obligation : the obligation of the Borrower to reimburse each Issuing Lender pursuant to Section 3.5 for amounts drawn under Letters of Credit issued by such Issuing Lender.
REIT : as defined in the preamble hereto.
REIT Permitted Investments : Investments by the REIT or any Subsidiary of the REIT in the following items at any one time outstanding, provided that, on any date of determination, the aggregate value of such holdings of the REIT and its Subsidiaries shall not exceed the following amounts as a percentage of Total Asset Value on such date:
(i) |
Mortgage Notes Receivables | 20 | % | ||
(ii) |
Unimproved Land | 10 | % | ||
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Construction in Process (other than with respect to Sunset Bronson) | 15 | % | ||
(iv) |
Pro rata share of Unconsolidated Joint Ventures | 25 | % | ||
(v) |
Aggregate of (i) through (iv) above | 30 | % |
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REIT Status : with respect to any Person, (a) the qualification of such Person as a real estate investment trust under Sections 856 through 860 of the Code, and (b) the applicability to such Person and its shareholders of the method of taxation provided for in Section 857 et seq . of the Code, including a deduction for dividends paid.
Related Fund : with respect to any Lender, any fund that (x) invests in commercial loans and (y) is managed or advised by the same investment advisor as such Lender, by such Lender or an affiliate of such Lender.
Rents : with respect to any Borrowing Base Property, shall have the meaning set forth in the Mortgage for such Borrowing Base Property.
Replacement Management Agreement : collectively, (a) either (i) a management agreement with a Qualified Manager substantially in the same form and substance as the Management Agreement, or (ii) a management agreement with a Qualified Manager, which management agreement shall be in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and (b) an assignment of management agreement and subordination of management fees substantially in the form then used by the Administrative Agent (or of such other form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent), executed and delivered to the Administrative Agent by the Borrower and such Qualified Manager at the Borrowers expense.
Reorganization : with respect to any Multiemployer Plan, the condition that such plan is in reorganization within the meaning of Section 4241 of ERISA.
Reportable Event : any of the events set forth in Section 4043(c) of ERISA, other than those events as to which the 30-day notice period is waived under subsections .27, .28, .29, .30, .31, .32, .34 or .35 of PBGC Reg. § 4043.
Required Lenders : at any time, the holders of more than 50% of the Total Revolving Credit Commitments then in effect or, if the Revolving Credit Commitments have been terminated, the Total Revolving Extensions of Credit then outstanding.
Requirements of Law : as to any Person, the Certificate of Incorporation and By-Laws or other organizational or governing documents of such Person, and any treaty, federal, state, county, municipal and other governmental statutes, laws, orders, rules, regulations, ordinances, judgments, decrees and injunctions of Governmental Authorities or determination of an arbitrator or a court, in each case applicable to or binding upon such Person or any of its Property or to which such Person or any of its Property is subject, or the construction, use, alteration or operation of any Real Property, or any part thereof, whether now or hereafter enacted and in force, and all permits, licenses and authorizations and regulations relating thereto, and, with respect to any Real Property, all covenants, agreements, restrictions and encumbrances contained in any instruments, either of record or known to the Group Members, at any time in force affecting such Real Property or any part thereof.
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Responsible Officer : the chief executive officer, president or chief financial officer of the REIT, but in any event, with respect to financial matters, the chief financial officer of the REIT.
Restricted Payments : as defined in Section 7.6.
Revolving Credit Commitment : as to any Lender, the obligation of such Lender, if any, to make Revolving Credit Loans and participate in Swing Line Loans and Letters of Credit, in an aggregate principal and/or face amount not to exceed the amount set forth under the heading Revolving Credit Commitment opposite such Lenders name on Annex A, or, as the case may be, in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Lender became a party hereto, as the same may be changed from time to time pursuant to the terms hereof. The original aggregate amount of the Total Revolving Credit Commitments is $200,000,000.00.
Revolving Commitment Increase Notice : as defined in Section 2.22(a).
Revolving Credit Commitment Period : the period from and including the Closing Date to the Revolving Credit Termination Date.
Revolving Credit Increase Effective Date : as defined in Section 2.22(f).
Revolving Credit Lender : each Lender that has a Revolving Credit Commitment or that is the holder of Revolving Credit Loans.
Revolving Credit Loans : as defined in Section 2.1.
Revolving Credit Note : as defined in Section 2.5.
Revolving Credit Percentage : as to any Revolving Credit Lender at any time, the percentage which such Lenders Revolving Credit Commitment then constitutes of the Total Revolving Credit Commitments (or, at any time after the Revolving Credit Commitments shall have expired or terminated, the percentage which the aggregate amount of such Lenders Revolving Extensions of Credit then outstanding constitutes of the Total Revolving Extensions of Credit then outstanding).
Revolving Credit Termination Date : June 29, 2013.
Revolving Extensions of Credit : as to any Revolving Credit Lender at any time, an amount equal to the sum of (a) the aggregate principal amount of all Revolving Credit Loans made by such Lender then outstanding, (b) such Lenders Revolving Credit Percentage of the L/C Obligations then outstanding and (c) such Lenders Revolving Credit Percentage of the aggregate principal amount of Swing Line Loans then outstanding.
Revolving Offered Increase Amount : as defined in Section 2.22(a).
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S&P : Standard & Poors Ratings Services and its successors.
SEC : the Securities and Exchange Commission (or successors thereto or an analogous Governmental Authority).
Secured Parties : as defined in the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement.
Security Documents : the collective reference to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, the Mortgages and all other security documents hereafter delivered to the Administrative Agent granting a Lien on any Property of any Person to secure the obligations and liabilities of any Loan Party under any Loan Document.
Single Employer Plan : any Plan that is covered by Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code, other than a Multiemployer Plan.
Solvent : with respect to any Person, as of any date of determination, (a) the amount of the present fair saleable value of the assets of such Person will, as of such date, exceed the amount of all liabilities of such Person, contingent or otherwise, as of such date, as such quoted terms are determined in accordance with applicable federal and state laws governing determinations of the insolvency of debtors, (b) the present fair saleable value of the assets of such Person will, as of such date, be greater than the amount that will be required to pay the liability of such Person on its debts as such debts become absolute and matured, (c) such Person will not have, as of such date, an unreasonably small amount of capital with which to conduct its business, and (d) such Person will be able to pay its debts as they mature. For purposes of this definition, (i) debt means liability on a claim, and (ii) claim means any (x) right to payment, whether or not such a right is reduced to judgment, liquidated, unliquidated, fixed, contingent, matured, unmatured, disputed, undisputed, legal, equitable, secured or unsecured or (y) right to an equitable remedy for breach of performance if such breach gives rise to a right to payment, whether or not such right to an equitable remedy is reduced to judgment, fixed, contingent, matured or unmatured, disputed, undisputed, secured or unsecured.
SPC : as defined in Section 10.6(g).
Specified Development Property : that portion of any Real Property that has been designated for additional development but with respect to which construction has not yet commenced, provided that, (i) the Loan Parties shall have delivered new Appraisals to the Administrative Agent and Lenders for both the portion of such Real Property that has been designated for additional development and the remaining portion of such Real Property ( provided that, an Appraisal for the remaining portion of such Real Property shall not be required for any Real Property not added as a Borrowing Base Property), and (ii)(x) with respect to Sunset Gower, Sunset Bronson and City Plaza, such new Appraisals have been approved by the Applicable Supermajority Lenders (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), (y) with respect to any Real Property that is a Borrowing Base Property at the time the Borrower requests such designation, such new Appraisals have been approved by the Required Lenders (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), to the extent such approval was required to add such Real Property to the Borrowing Base pursuant to Section 5.3, and (z) with respect to any Real Property that is to be added as a Borrowing Base
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Property after the Closing Date, such new Appraisals have been approved by the Required Lenders, to the extent such approval is required to add such Real Property to the Borrowing Base pursuant to Section 5.3.
Specified Hedge Agreement : any Hedge Agreement entered into by the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor and any Qualified Counterparty.
Subsidiary : as to any Person, a corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other entity of which shares of stock or other ownership interests having ordinary voting power (other than stock or such other ownership interests having such power only by reason of the happening of a contingency) to elect a majority of the board of directors or other managers of such corporation, partnership or other entity are at the time owned, or the management of which is otherwise controlled, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, or both, by such Person. Unless otherwise qualified, all references to a Subsidiary or to Subsidiaries in this Agreement shall refer to a Subsidiary or Subsidiaries of the Borrower.
Subsidiary Guarantor : each Subsidiary of the Borrower that is a party to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement.
Sunset Bronson : that certain 333,723 square foot media and entertainment property located in Hollywood, CA, known as Sunset Bronson.
Sunset Gower : that certain 543,709 square foot media and entertainment property locate din Hollywood, CA, known as Sunset Gower.
Supermajority Lenders : at any time, the holders of more than 66 2 / 3 % of the Total Revolving Credit Commitments then in effect or, if the Revolving Credit Commitments have been terminated, the Total Revolving Extensions of Credit then outstanding.
Survey : as defined in Section 5.1(p).
Swing Line Commitment : the obligation of the Swing Line Lender to make Swing Line Loans pursuant to Section 2.3 in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding not to exceed $20,000,000.
Swing Line Exposure : for any Lender, at any time, its Revolving Credit Percentage of the aggregate amount of all Swing Line Loans outstanding at such time.
Swing Line Lender : Barclays Bank PLC, in its capacity as the lender of Swing Line Loans.
Swing Line Loans : as defined in Section 2.3.
Swing Line Note : as defined in Section 2.5.
Swing Line Participation Amount : as defined in Section 2.4.
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Syndication Agent : as defined in the preamble hereto.
Technicolor Building : as defined in the definition of Initial Borrowing Base Office Properties.
Tenant : any Person leasing, subleasing or otherwise occupying any portion of a Borrowing Base Property under a Lease or other occupancy agreement with the Loan Party that is the direct owner of such Borrowing Base Property.
Threshold Amount : (a) $5,000,000 with respect to Recourse Indebtedness and (b) $15,000,000 with respect to all Non-Recourse Indebtedness.
Title Insurance Company : as defined in Section 5.1(p).
Title Insurance Policy : with respect to each Borrowing Base Property, an ALTA mortgagee title insurance policy in a form reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent (or, if a Borrowing Base Property is in a State which does not permit the issuance of such ALTA policy, such form as shall be permitted in such State and reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent) issued with respect to each Borrowing Base Property and insuring the Lien of the Mortgage encumbering such Borrowing Base Property.
Total Asset Value : as of any date of determination, without duplication, with respect to the Group Members on a consolidated basis, the sum of (a) for Real Property assets owned for four consecutive fiscal quarters or more as of such date (other than any Borrowing Base Property, any Specified Development Property and Construction in Process), an amount equal to (x) Consolidated EBITDA for such assets for the four consecutive fiscal quarters most recently ending on or prior to such date minus the aggregate amount of Consolidated EBITDA attributable to each such Real Property asset acquired, sold or otherwise disposed of during such period, divided by (y) the Capitalization Rate with respect to such Real Property assets, (b) the acquisition cost of each Real Property asset (other than any Borrowing Base Property, any Specified Development Property, Construction in Process and Unimproved Land) acquired during the most recent four consecutive fiscal quarters ending on or prior to such date, (c) cost of Construction in Process (including the book value of the related Real Property) plus the cost of improvements, (d) unrestricted cash and Cash Equivalents on the last day of such period, (e) the Group Members pro rata share of the items in clauses (a), (b) and (c) attributable to interests in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures, (f) an amount equal to the aggregate book value of accounts receivable, Mortgage Notes Receivable, construction loans, capital improvement loans and other loans not in default owned by the Group Members, (g) an amount equal to the aggregate book value of Unimproved Land, (h) other than with respect to the Specified Development Properties related to the Borrowing Base Properties, the MAI as-is appraised value of such Specified Development Property set forth in the most recent Appraisal for such Specified Development Property and (i) an amount equal to the aggregate MAI as-is appraised values of the Borrowing Base Properties (including any related Specified Development Properties) set forth in the most recent Appraisal for each Borrowing Base Property.
Total Net Worth : on any date of determination, (a) Total Asset Value on such date minus (b) Consolidated Total Debt on such date.
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Total Revolving Credit Commitments : at any time, the aggregate amount of the Revolving Credit Commitments then in effect.
Total Revolving Extensions of Credit : at any time, the aggregate amount of the Revolving Extensions of Credit of the Revolving Credit Lenders outstanding at such time.
Transferee : as defined in Section 10.14.
TRS Subsidiary : Hudson Pacific Services, Inc. and any other Subsidiary of the REIT that is a taxable REIT subsidiary within the meaning of Section 856(l) of the Code.
Type : as to any Loan, its nature as a Base Rate Loan or a Eurodollar Loan.
Unconsolidated Joint Venture : with respect to any Group Member, any Joint Venture in which such Group Member has an interest that is not consolidated with such Group Member in accordance with GAAP.
Unimproved Land : on any date of determination, any land of the Group Members, or in which any Group Member has an interest (either directly or indirectly, through an Unconsolidated Joint Venture of such Group Member or otherwise) with respect to which the construction of improvements or infrastructure has not yet commenced.
USPAP : the Uniform Standards for Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP).
Wholly Owned Subsidiary : as to any Person, any other Person all of the Capital Stock of which (other than directors qualifying shares required by law) is owned by such Person directly and/or through other Wholly Owned Subsidiaries.
Wholly Owned Subsidiary Guarantor : any Subsidiary Guarantor that is a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the Borrower.
1.2 Other Definitional Provisions . (a) Unless otherwise specified therein, all terms defined in this Agreement shall have the defined meanings when used in the other Loan Documents or any certificate or other document made or delivered pursuant hereto or thereto.
(b) As used herein and in the other Loan Documents, and any certificate or other document made or delivered pursuant hereto or thereto, accounting terms relating to the REIT, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries not defined in Section 1.1 and accounting terms partly defined in Section 1.1, to the extent not defined, shall have the respective meanings given to them under GAAP.
(c) The words hereof, herein and hereunder and words of similar import when used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement, and Section, Schedule and Exhibit references are to this Agreement unless otherwise specified.
(d) The meanings given to terms defined herein shall be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of such terms.
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(e) All calculations of financial ratios set forth in Section 7.1 and the calculation of the Consolidated Leverage Ratio for purposes of determining the Applicable Margin shall be calculated to the same number of decimal places as the relevant ratios are expressed in and shall be rounded upward if the number in the decimal place immediately following the last calculated decimal place is five or greater. For example, if the relevant ratio is to be calculated to the hundredth decimal place and the calculation of the ratio is 5.126, the ratio will be rounded up to 5.13.
SECTION 2 AMOUNT AND TERMS OF REVOLVING CREDIT COMMITMENT
2.1 Revolving Credit Commitments . (a) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Revolving Credit Lenders severally agree to make revolving credit loans (the Revolving Credit Loans ) to the Borrower from time to time during the Revolving Credit Commitment Period in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding (i) for each Revolving Credit Lender which, when added to such Lenders Revolving Credit Percentage of the sum of (x) the L/C Obligations then outstanding and (y) the aggregate principal amount of the Swing Line Loans then outstanding does not exceed the amount of such Lenders Revolving Credit Commitment and (ii) the Total Revolving Extensions of Credit shall at no time exceed the Maximum Facility Availability at such time. During the Revolving Credit Commitment Period the Borrower may use the Revolving Credit Commitments by borrowing, prepaying the Revolving Credit Loans in whole or in part, and reborrowing, all in accordance with the terms and conditions hereof. The Revolving Credit Loans may from time to time be Eurodollar Loans or Base Rate Loans, as determined by the Borrower and notified to the Administrative Agent in accordance with Sections 2.2 and 2.10, provided that no Revolving Credit Loan shall be made as a Eurodollar Loan after the day that is one month prior to the Revolving Credit Termination Date.
(b) The Borrower shall repay all outstanding Revolving Credit Loans on the Revolving Credit Termination Date.
2.2 Procedure for Revolving Credit Borrowing . The Borrower may borrow under the Revolving Credit Commitments on any Business Day during the Revolving Credit Commitment Period, provided that the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent a Borrowing Notice (which Borrowing Notice must be received by the Administrative Agent prior to 12:00 Noon, New York City time, (a) three Business Days prior to the requested Borrowing Date, in the case of Eurodollar Loans, or (b) one Business Day prior to the requested Borrowing Date, in the case of Base Rate Loans). Each borrowing of Revolving Credit Loans under the Revolving Credit Commitments shall be in an amount equal to (x) in the case of Base Rate Loans, $1,000,000 or a whole multiple in excess thereof (or, if the then aggregate Available Revolving Credit Commitments are less than $1,000,000, such lesser amount) and (y) in the case of Eurodollar Loans, $5,000,000 or a whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof; provided , that the Swing Line Lender may request, on behalf of the Borrower, borrowings of Base Rate Loans under the Revolving Credit Commitments in other amounts pursuant to Section 2.4. Upon receipt of any such Borrowing Notice from the Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Revolving Credit Lender thereof. Each Revolving Credit Lender will make its Revolving Credit Percentage of the amount of each borrowing of Revolving Credit Loans available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Borrower at the Funding Office prior
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to 1:00 P.M., New York City time, on the Borrowing Date requested by the Borrower in funds immediately available to the Administrative Agent. Such borrowing will then be made available to the Borrower by the Administrative Agent in like funds as received by the Administrative Agent.
2.3 Swing Line Commitment . (a) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Swing Line Lender agrees that, during the Revolving Credit Commitment Period, it will make available to the Borrower in the form of swing line loans ( Swing Line Loans ) a portion of the credit otherwise available to the Borrower under the Revolving Credit Commitments; provided that (i) the aggregate principal amount of Swing Line Loans outstanding at any time shall not exceed the Swing Line Commitment then in effect (notwithstanding that the Swing Line Loans outstanding at any time, when aggregated with the Swing Line Lenders other outstanding Revolving Credit Loans hereunder, may exceed the Swing Line Commitment then in effect or such Swing Line Lenders Revolving Credit Commitment then in effect), (ii) the Borrower shall not request, and the Swing Line Lender shall not make, any Swing Line Loan if, after giving effect to the making of such Swing Line Loan, the aggregate amount of the Available Revolving Credit Commitments would be less than zero and (iii) the Total Revolving Extensions of Credit shall at no time exceed the Maximum Facility Availability at such time. During the Revolving Credit Commitment Period, the Borrower may use the Swing Line Commitment by borrowing, repaying and reborrowing, all in accordance with the terms and conditions hereof. Swing Line Loans shall be Base Rate Loans only.
(b) The Borrower shall repay all outstanding Swing Line Loans on the Revolving Credit Termination Date.
2.4 Procedure for Swing Line Borrowing; Refunding of Swing Line Loans . (a) The Borrower may borrow under the Swing Line Commitment on any Business Day during the Revolving Credit Commitment Period, provided , the Borrower shall give the Swing Line Lender irrevocable telephonic notice confirmed promptly in writing (which telephonic notice must be received by the Swing Line Lender not later than 1:00 P.M., New York City time, on the proposed Borrowing Date), specifying (i) the amount to be borrowed and (ii) the requested Borrowing Date. Each borrowing under the Swing Line Commitment shall be in an amount equal to $500,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof. Not later than 3:00 P.M., New York City time, on the Borrowing Date specified in the borrowing notice in respect of any Swing Line Loan, the Swing Line Lender shall make available to the Administrative Agent at the Funding Office an amount in immediately available funds equal to the amount of such Swing Line Loan. The Administrative Agent shall make the proceeds of such Swing Line Loan available to the Borrower on such Borrowing Date in like funds as received by the Administrative Agent.
(b) The Swing Line Lender, at any time and from time to time in its sole and absolute discretion may, on behalf of the Borrower (which hereby irrevocably directs the Swing Line Lender to act on its behalf), on one Business Days notice given by the Swing Line Lender no later than 12:00 Noon, New York City time, request each Revolving Credit Lender to make, and each Revolving Credit Lender hereby agrees to make, a Revolving Credit Loan (which shall initially be a Base Rate Loan), in an amount equal to such Revolving Credit Lenders Revolving Credit Percentage of the aggregate amount of the Swing Line Loans (the Refunded Swing Line
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Loans ) outstanding on the date of such notice, to repay the Swing Line Lender. Each Revolving Credit Lender shall make the amount of such Revolving Credit Loan available to the Administrative Agent at the Funding Office in immediately available funds, not later than 10:00 A.M., New York City time, one Business Day after the date of such notice. The proceeds of such Revolving Credit Loans shall be made immediately available by the Administrative Agent to the Swing Line Lender for application by the Swing Line Lender to the repayment of the Refunded Swing Line Loans.
(c) If prior to the time a Revolving Credit Loan would have otherwise been made pursuant to Section 2.4(b), one of the events described in Section 8(f) shall have occurred and be continuing with respect to the Borrower, or if for any other reason, as determined by the Swing Line Lender in its sole discretion, Revolving Credit Loans may not be made as contemplated by Section 2.4(b), each Revolving Credit Lender shall, on the date such Revolving Credit Loan was to have been made pursuant to the notice referred to in Section 2.4(b) (the Refunding Date ), purchase for cash an undivided participating interest in the then outstanding Swing Line Loans by paying to the Swing Line Lender an amount (the Swing Line Participation Amount ) equal to (i) such Revolving Credit Lenders Revolving Credit Percentage times (ii) the sum of the aggregate principal amount of Swing Line Loans then outstanding which were to have been repaid with such Revolving Credit Loans.
(d) Whenever, at any time after the Swing Line Lender has received from any Revolving Credit Lender such Lenders Swing Line Participation Amount, the Swing Line Lender receives any payment on account of the Swing Line Loans, the Swing Line Lender will distribute to such Lender its Swing Line Participation Amount (appropriately adjusted, in the case of interest payments, to reflect the period of time during which such Lenders participating interest was outstanding and funded and, in the case of principal and interest payments, to reflect such Lenders pro rata portion of such payment if such payment is not sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on all Swing Line Loans then due); provided , however , that in the event that such payment received by the Swing Line Lender is required to be returned, such Revolving Credit Lender will return to the Swing Line Lender any portion thereof previously distributed to it by the Swing Line Lender.
(e) Each Revolving Credit Lenders obligation to make the Loans referred to in Section 2.4(b) and to purchase participating interests pursuant to Section 2.4(c) shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance, including, without limitation, (i) any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right which such Revolving Credit Lender or the Borrower may have against the Swing Line Lender, the Borrower or any other Person for any reason whatsoever; (ii) the occurrence or continuance of a Default or an Event of Default or the failure to satisfy any of the other conditions specified in Section 5; (iii) any adverse change in the condition (financial or otherwise) of the Borrower; (iv) any breach of this Agreement or any other Loan Document by the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Revolving Credit Lender; or (v) any other circumstance, happening or event whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing.
2.5 Repayment of Loans; Evidence of Debt . (a) The Borrower hereby unconditionally promises to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of the appropriate Revolving Credit Lender, (i) the then unpaid principal amount of each Revolving Credit Loan of
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such Revolving Credit Lender on the Revolving Credit Termination Date (or on such earlier date on which the Loans become due and payable pursuant to Section 8) and (ii) the then unpaid principal amount of each Swing Line Loan of such Swing Line Lender on the Revolving Credit Termination Date (or on such earlier date on which the Loans become due and payable pursuant to Section 8). The Borrower hereby further agrees to pay interest on the unpaid principal amount of the Loans from time to time outstanding from the date hereof until payment in full thereof at the rates per annum, and on the dates, set forth in Section 2.12.
(b) Each Lender shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice an account or accounts evidencing indebtedness of the Borrower to such Lender resulting from each Loan of such Lender from time to time, including the amounts of principal and interest payable and paid to such Lender from time to time under this Agreement.
(c) The Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Borrower, shall maintain the Register pursuant to Section 10.6(d), and a subaccount therein for each Lender, in which shall be recorded (i) the amount of each Loan made hereunder and any Note evidencing such Loan, the Type of such Loan and each Interest Period applicable thereto, (ii) the amount of any principal or interest due and payable or to become due and payable from the Borrower to each Lender hereunder and (iii) both the amount of any sum received by the Administrative Agent hereunder from the Borrower and each Lenders share thereof.
(d) The entries made in the Register and the accounts of each Lender maintained pursuant to Section 2.5(b) shall, to the extent permitted by applicable law, be prima facie evidence of the existence and amounts of the obligations of the Borrower therein recorded; provided , however , that the failure of any Lender or the Administrative Agent to maintain the Register or any such account, or any error therein, shall not in any manner affect the obligation of the Borrower to repay (with applicable interest) the Loans made to the Borrower by such Lender in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
(e) The Borrower agrees that, upon the request to the Administrative Agent by any Lender, the Borrower will promptly execute and deliver to such Lender a promissory note of the Borrower evidencing any Revolving Credit Loans or Swing Line Loans, as the case may be, of such Lender, substantially in the forms of Exhibit F-1 or F-2, respectively (a Revolving Credit Note or Swing Line Note , respectively), with appropriate insertions as to date and principal amount; provided , that delivery of Notes shall not be a condition precedent to the occurrence of the Closing Date or the making of the Loans or issuance of Letters of Credit on the Closing Date.
2.6 Commitment Fees, Etc . (a) The Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Revolving Credit Lender a commitment fee for the period from and including the Closing Date to the last day of the Revolving Credit Commitment Period, computed at the Commitment Fee Rate on the average daily amount of the Available Revolving Credit Commitment of such Lender during the period for which payment is made, payable quarterly in arrears on the last day of each March, June, September and December and on the Revolving Credit Termination Date, commencing on the first of such dates to occur after the date hereof.
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(b) The Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent the fees in the amounts and on the dates from time to time agreed to in writing by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.
2.7 Termination or Reduction of Revolving Credit Commitments . The Borrower shall have the right, upon not less than three Business Days notice to the Administrative Agent, to terminate the Revolving Credit Commitments or, from time to time, to reduce the aggregate amount of the Revolving Credit Commitments; provided that no such termination or reduction of Revolving Credit Commitments shall be permitted if, after giving effect thereto and to any prepayments of the Revolving Credit Loans and Swing Line Loans made on the effective date thereof, the Total Revolving Extensions of Credit would exceed the Total Revolving Credit Commitments. Any such reduction shall be in an amount equal to $1,000,000, or a whole multiple thereof, and shall reduce permanently the Revolving Credit Commitments then in effect.
2.8 Optional Prepayments . The Borrower may at any time and from time to time prepay the Loans, in whole or in part, without premium or penalty (except as otherwise provided herein), upon irrevocable notice delivered to the Administrative Agent no later than 11:00 A.M., New York City time, three Business Days prior thereto in the case of Eurodollar Loans and no later than 11:00 A.M., New York City time, one Business Day prior thereto in the case of Base Rate Loans, which notice shall specify the date and amount of such prepayment, whether such prepayment is of Eurodollar Loans or Base Rate Loans; provided , that (i) if a Eurodollar Loan is prepaid on any day other than the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto, the Borrower shall also pay any amounts owing pursuant to Section 2.18 and (ii) no prior notice is required for the prepayment of Swing Line Loans. Upon receipt of any such notice the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each relevant Lender thereof. If any such notice is given, the amount specified in such notice shall be due and payable on the date specified therein, together with (except in the case of Revolving Credit Loans that are Base Rate Loans and Swing Line Loans) accrued interest to such date on the amount prepaid. Partial prepayments of Revolving Credit Loans shall be in an aggregate principal amount of $1,000,000 or a whole multiple thereof. Partial prepayments of Swing Line Loans shall be in an aggregate principal amount of $100,000 or a whole multiple thereof.
2.9 Mandatory Prepayments . If at any date the Total Revolving Extensions of Credit exceed the Maximum Facility Availability calculated as of such date, the Borrower shall prepay the Loans and the outstanding Letters of Credit shall be Cash Collateralized within three Business Days of such date in an amount equal to or greater than such excess so that the Total Revolving Extensions of Credit no longer exceed the Maximum Facility Availability as of such date. Amounts to be applied in connection with prepayments made pursuant to this Section shall be applied, first , to the prepayment of the Loans (without a corresponding reduction of the Revolving Credit Commitments) and, second , to Cash Collateralize the outstanding Letters of Credit.
2.10 Conversion and Continuation Options . (a) The Borrower may elect from time to time to convert Eurodollar Loans to Base Rate Loans by giving the Administrative Agent at least two Business Days prior irrevocable notice of such election, provided that any such conversion of Eurodollar Loans may be made only on the last day of an Interest Period with
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respect thereto. The Borrower may elect from time to time to convert Base Rate Loans to Eurodollar Loans by giving the Administrative Agent at least three Business Days prior irrevocable notice of such election (which notice shall specify the length of the initial Interest Period therefor), provided that no Base Rate Loan may be converted into a Eurodollar Loan (i) when any Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and the Administrative Agent has, or the Required Lenders have, determined in its or their sole discretion not to permit such conversions or (ii) after the date that is one month prior to the final scheduled termination or maturity date of the Loan. Upon receipt of any such notice the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each relevant Lender thereof.
(b) The Borrower may elect to continue any Eurodollar Loan as such upon the expiration of the then current Interest Period with respect thereto by giving irrevocable notice to the Administrative Agent, in accordance with the applicable provisions of the term Interest Period set forth in Section 1.1, of the length of the next Interest Period to be applicable to such Loan, provided that no Eurodollar Loan may be continued as such (i) when any Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and the Administrative Agent has, or the Required Lenders have, determined in its or their sole discretion not to permit such continuations or (ii) after the date that is one month prior to the final scheduled termination or maturity date of the Loans, and provided , further , that if the Borrower shall fail to give any required notice as described above in this paragraph or if such continuation is not permitted pursuant to the preceding proviso, such Loans shall be converted automatically to Base Rate Loans on the last day of such then expiring Interest Period. Upon receipt of any such notice the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each relevant Lender thereof.
2.11 Minimum Amounts and Maximum Number of Eurodollar Tranches . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, all borrowings, conversions, continuations and optional prepayments of Eurodollar Loans and all selections of Interest Periods shall be in such amounts and be made pursuant to such elections so that, (a) after giving effect thereto, the aggregate principal amount of the Eurodollar Loans comprising each Eurodollar Tranche shall be equal to $5,000,000 or a whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof and (b) no more than ten Eurodollar Tranches shall be outstanding at any one time.
2.12 Interest Rates and Payment Dates . (a) Each Eurodollar Loan shall bear interest for each day during each Interest Period with respect thereto at a rate per annum equal to the Eurodollar Rate determined for such day plus the Applicable Margin in effect for such day.
(b) Each Base Rate Loan shall bear interest for each day on which it is outstanding at a rate per annum equal to the Base Rate in effect for such day plus the Applicable Margin in effect for such day.
(c)(i) At any time an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, all outstanding Loans and Reimbursement Obligations (whether or not overdue) (to the extent legally permitted) shall bear interest at a rate per annum that is equal to (x) in the case of the Loans, the rate that would otherwise be applicable thereto pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section plus 2% or (y) in the case of Reimbursement Obligations, the rate applicable to the Base Rate Loans plus 2% and (ii) if all or a portion of any interest payable on any Loan or Reimbursement Obligation or any commitment fee or other amount payable hereunder shall not
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be paid when due (whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise), such overdue amount shall bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the rate then applicable to Base Rate Loans plus 2%, in each case, with respect to clauses (i) and (ii) above, from the date of such non-payment until such amount is paid in full (after as well as before judgment).
(d) Interest shall be payable in arrears on each Interest Payment Date, provided that interest accruing pursuant to paragraph (c) of this Section shall be payable from time to time on demand.
2.13 Computation of Interest and Fees; Retroactive Adjustments of Applicable Rate . (a) Interest, fees and commissions payable pursuant hereto shall be calculated on the basis of a 360-day year for the actual days elapsed, except that, with respect to Base Rate Loans on which interest is calculated on the basis of the Prime Rate, the interest thereon shall be calculated on the basis of a 365- (or 366-, as the case may be) day year for the actual days elapsed. The Administrative Agent shall as soon as practicable notify the Borrower and the relevant Lenders of each determination of a Eurodollar Rate. Any change in the interest rate on a Loan resulting from a change in the Base Rate or the Eurocurrency Reserve Requirements shall become effective as of the opening of business on the day on which such change becomes effective. The Administrative Agent shall as soon as practicable notify the Borrower and the relevant Lenders of the effective date and the amount of each such change in interest rate.
(b) Each determination of an interest rate by the Administrative Agent pursuant to any provision of this Agreement shall be conclusive and binding on the Borrower and the Lenders in the absence of manifest error. The Administrative Agent shall, at the request of the Borrower, deliver to the Borrower a statement showing the quotations used by the Administrative Agent in determining any interest rate pursuant to Section 2.12(a).
(c) If, as a result of any restatement of or other adjustment to the financial statements of the REIT or for any other reason, the REIT, the Borrower, the Administrative Agent or the Lenders determine that (i) the Consolidated Leverage Ratio as calculated by the REIT and the Borrower as of any applicable date was inaccurate and (ii) a proper calculation of the Consolidated Leverage Ratio would have resulted in higher pricing for such period, the Borrower shall immediately and retroactively be obligated to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of the applicable Lenders or Issuing Lender, as the case may be, promptly on demand by the Administrative Agent (or, after the occurrence of an Event of Default specified in clause (i) or (ii) of Section 8(f) with respect to the Borrower, automatically and without further action by the Administrative Agent, any Lender or Issuing Lender) an amount equal to the excess of the amount of interest and fees that should have been paid for such period over the amount of interest and fees actually paid for such period. This paragraph shall not limit the rights of the Administrative Agent, any Lender or Issuing Lender, as the case may be, under Section 3.3(a), 3.4(b) or 2.12(c) or under Section 8.
2.14 Inability to Determine Interest Rate . If prior to the first day of any Interest Period:
(a) the Administrative Agent shall have determined (which determination shall be conclusive and binding upon the Borrower) that, by reason of circumstances affecting the relevant market, adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining the Eurodollar Rate for such Interest Period, or
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(b) the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from the Required Lenders that the Eurodollar Rate determined or to be determined for such Interest Period will not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders (as conclusively certified by such Lenders) of making or maintaining their affected Loans during such Interest Period,
the Administrative Agent shall give telecopy or telephonic notice thereof to the Borrower and the relevant Lenders as soon as practicable thereafter. If such notice is given (x) any Eurodollar Loans requested to be made on the first day of such Interest Period shall be made as Base Rate Loans, (y) any Loans that were to have been converted on the first day of such Interest Period to Eurodollar Loans shall be continued as Base Rate Loans and (z) any outstanding Eurodollar Loans shall be converted, on the last day of the then current Interest Period with respect thereto, to Base Rate Loans. Until such notice has been withdrawn by the Administrative Agent, no further Eurodollar Loans shall be made or continued as such, nor shall the Borrower have the right to convert Loans to Eurodollar Loans.
2.15 Pro Rata Treatment and Payments . (a) Each borrowing by the Borrower from the Lenders hereunder, each payment by the Borrower on account of any commitment fee or Letter of Credit fee, and any reduction of the Revolving Credit Commitments of the Lenders, shall be made pro rata according to the Revolving Credit Percentages of the Lenders. Each payment of interest in respect of the Loans and each payment in respect of fees payable hereunder shall be applied to the amounts of such obligations owing to the Lenders pro rata according to the respective amounts then due and owing to the Lenders.
(b) Each payment (including each prepayment) by the Borrower on account of principal of the Revolving Credit Loans shall be made pro rata according to the respective outstanding principal amounts of the Revolving Credit Loans then held by the Revolving Credit Lenders. Each payment in respect of Reimbursement Obligations in respect of any Letter of Credit shall be made to the Issuing Lender that issued such Letter of Credit.
(c) The application of any payment of Loans (including optional and mandatory prepayments) shall be made, first, to Base Rate Loans and, second, to Eurodollar Loans. Each payment of the Loans (except in the case of Swing Line Loans and Revolving Credit Loans that are Base Rate Loans) shall be accompanied by accrued interest to the date of such payment on the amount paid.
(d) All payments (including prepayments) to be made by the Borrower hereunder, whether on account of principal, interest, fees or otherwise, shall be made without setoff or counterclaim and shall be made prior to 12:00 Noon, New York City time, on the due date thereof to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the relevant Lenders, at the Payment Office, in Dollars and in immediately available funds. Any payment made by the Borrower after 12:00 Noon, New York City time, on any Business Day shall be deemed to have been on the next following Business Day. If any payment hereunder (other than payments on the Eurodollar Loans) becomes due and payable on a day other than a Business Day, such payment shall be
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extended to the next succeeding Business Day. If any payment on a Eurodollar Loan becomes due and payable on a day other than a Business Day, the maturity thereof shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless the result of such extension would be to extend such payment into another calendar month, in which event such payment shall be made on the immediately preceding Business Day. In the case of any extension of any payment of principal pursuant to the preceding two sentences, interest thereon shall be payable at the then applicable rate during such extension.
(e) Unless the Administrative Agent shall have been notified in writing by any Lender prior to a borrowing that such Lender will not make the amount that would constitute its share of such borrowing available to the Administrative Agent, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender is making such amount available to the Administrative Agent, and the Administrative Agent may, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the Borrower a corresponding amount. If such amount is not made available to the Administrative Agent by the required time on the Borrowing Date therefor, such Lender shall pay to the Administrative Agent, on demand, such amount with interest thereon at a rate equal to the greater of (i) the Federal Funds Effective Rate and (ii) a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation, for the period until such Lender makes such amount immediately available to the Administrative Agent. A certificate of the Administrative Agent submitted to any Lender with respect to any amounts owing under this paragraph shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error. If such Lenders share of such borrowing is not made available to the Administrative Agent by such Lender within three Business Days after such Borrowing Date, the Administrative Agent shall also be entitled to recover such amount with interest thereon at the rate per annum applicable to Base Rate Loans, on demand, from the Borrower.
(f) Unless the Administrative Agent shall have been notified in writing by the Borrower prior to the date of any payment due to be made by the Borrower hereunder that the Borrower will not make such payment to the Administrative Agent, the Administrative Agent may assume that the Borrower is making such payment, and the Administrative Agent may, but shall not be required to, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the Lenders their respective pro rata shares of a corresponding amount. If such payment is not made to the Administrative Agent by the Borrower within three Business Days after such due date, the Administrative Agent shall be entitled to recover, on demand, from each Lender to which any amount which was made available pursuant to the preceding sentence, such amount with interest thereon at the rate per annum equal to the daily average Federal Funds Effective Rate. Nothing herein shall be deemed to limit the rights of the Administrative Agent or any Lender against the Borrower.
(g) Upon receipt by the Administrative Agent of payments on behalf of Lenders, the Administrative Agent shall promptly distribute such payments to the Lender or Lenders entitled thereto, in like funds as received by the Administrative Agent. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Administrative Agent receives any payment (whether voluntarily or involuntarily, pursuant to events or proceedings of the nature referred to in Section 8(f), or otherwise) (the amount of such payment, the Lender Payment Amount ) for the account of any Lender (whether in such Lenders capacity as a Revolving Credit Lender or L/C Participant), and at the time of such receipt such Lender, in its capacity as L/C Participant, is in default in any of
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its obligations pursuant to Section 3.4(a) (the amount of such obligations in default, the Defaulted Amount ), the Administrative Agent may withhold from the Lender Payment Amount an amount up to the Defaulted Amount, and apply the amount so withheld toward payment to the relevant Issuing Lender of the Defaulted Amount or, if applicable, toward reimbursement of any other Person that has previously reimbursed such Issuing Lender for the Defaulted Amount.
2.16 Requirements of Law . (a) If the adoption of or any change in any Requirement of Law or in the interpretation or application thereof or compliance by any Lender with any request or directive (whether or not having the force of law) from any central bank or other Governmental Authority made subsequent to the date hereof:
(i) shall subject any Lender to any tax of any kind whatsoever with respect to this Agreement, any Letter of Credit, any Application or any Eurodollar Loan made by it, or change the basis of taxation of payments to such Lender in respect thereof (except for Non-Excluded Taxes or Other Taxes covered by Section 2.17 and changes in the rate of any Excluded Taxes payable by such Lender);
(ii) shall impose, modify or hold applicable any reserve, special deposit, compulsory loan or similar requirement against assets held by, deposits or other liabilities in or for the account of, advances, loans or other extensions of credit by, or any other acquisition of funds by, any office of such Lender that is not otherwise included in the determination of the Eurodollar Rate hereunder; or
(iii) shall impose on such Lender any other condition;
and the result of any of the foregoing is to increase the cost to such Lender, by an amount which such Lender deems to be material, of making, converting into, continuing or maintaining Eurodollar Loans or issuing or participating in Letters of Credit, or to reduce any amount receivable hereunder in respect thereof, then, in any such case, the Borrower shall promptly pay such Lender, upon its demand, any additional amounts necessary to compensate such Lender for such increased cost or reduced amount receivable. If any Lender becomes entitled to claim any additional amounts pursuant to this Section, it shall promptly notify the Borrower (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) of the event by reason of which it has become so entitled.
(b) If any Lender shall have determined that the adoption of or any change in any Requirement of Law regarding capital adequacy or in the interpretation or application thereof or compliance by such Lender or any corporation controlling such Lender with any request or directive regarding capital adequacy (whether or not having the force of law) from any Governmental Authority made subsequent to the date hereof shall have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Lenders or such corporations capital as a consequence of its obligations hereunder or under or in respect of any Letter of Credit to a level below that which such Lender or such corporation could have achieved but for such adoption, change or compliance (taking into consideration such Lenders or such corporations policies with respect to capital adequacy) by an amount deemed by such Lender to be material, then from time to time, after submission by such Lender to the Borrower (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) of a written request therefor, the Borrower shall pay to such Lender such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or such corporation for such reduction.
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(c) A certificate in reasonable detail as to any additional amounts payable pursuant to this Section submitted by any Lender to the Borrower (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error. The obligations of the Borrower pursuant to this Section shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the payment of the Loans and all other amounts payable hereunder.
2.17 Taxes . (a) All payments made by the Borrower under this Agreement shall be made free and clear of, and without deduction or withholding for or on account of, any present or future income, stamp or other taxes, levies, imposts, duties, charges, fees, deductions or withholdings, now or hereafter imposed, levied, collected, withheld or assessed by any Governmental Authority, excluding (i) net income taxes (however denominated), branch profit taxes, and franchise taxes (imposed in lieu of net income taxes) imposed on any Agent or any Lender as a result of a present or former connection between such Agent or such Lender and the jurisdiction of the Governmental Authority imposing such tax or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein (other than any such connection arising solely from such Agents or such Lenders having executed, delivered or performed its obligations or received a payment under, or enforced, this Agreement or any other Loan Document); (ii) taxes that are attributable to such Lenders failure to comply with the requirements of paragraph (d) or (e) of this Section; (iii) taxes that are United States withholding taxes imposed on amounts payable to such Lender at the time such Lender becomes a party to this Agreement, except to the extent that such Lenders assignor (if any) was entitled, at the time of assignment, to receive additional amounts from the Borrower with respect to such deduction or withholding pursuant to this paragraph (a); or (iv) with respect to any Loan not outstanding before March 18, 2012, any U.S. federal withholding tax imposed on any withholdable payment (as defined in section 1473 of the Code) as a result of an Agents or Lenders failure to satisfy the applicable requirements as set forth in section 1472 of the Code or that is imposed under section 1471 of the Code, as applicable (or regulation or administrative guidance promulgated thereunder). If any such non-excluded taxes, levies, imposts, duties, charges, fees, deductions or withholdings ( Non-Excluded Taxes ) or any Other Taxes are required to be withheld from any amounts payable to any Agent or any Lender hereunder, the amounts so payable to such Agent or such Lender shall be increased to the extent necessary to yield to such Agent or such Lender (after payment of all Non-Excluded Taxes and Other Taxes) interest or any such other amounts payable hereunder at the rates or in the amounts specified in this Agreement.
(b) In addition, the Borrower shall pay any Other Taxes to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law.
(c) Whenever any Non-Excluded Taxes or Other Taxes are payable by the Borrower, as promptly as possible thereafter the Borrower shall send to the Administrative Agent for the account of the relevant Agent or Lender, as the case may be, a certified copy of an original official receipt received by the Borrower showing payment thereof, a copy of the return reporting such payment or other evidence of such payment reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent. If the Borrower fails to pay any Non-Excluded Taxes or Other Taxes when due to the appropriate taxing authority or fails to remit to the Administrative Agent the
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required receipts or other required documentary evidence, the Borrower shall indemnify the Agents and the Lenders for any incremental taxes, interest or penalties that may become payable by any Agent or any Lender as a result of any such failure, except to the extent that any such amounts are compensated for by an increased payment under Section 2.17(a). The agreements in this Section shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the payment of the Loans and all other amounts payable hereunder.
(d) Any Lender (or Transferee) that is a United States person within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent Internal Revenue Service Form W-9. Each Lender (or Transferee) that in not a U.S. Person as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code (a Non-U.S. Lender ) shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (or, in the case of a Participant that would be Non-U.S. Lender if it were a Lender (each, a Non-U.S. Participant ), to the Lender from which the related participation shall have been purchased) two copies of either U.S. Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN or Form W-8ECI, Form W-81MY (together with all required supporting documentation), or, in the case of a Non-U.S. Lender claiming exemption from U.S. federal withholding tax under Section 871(h) or 881(c) of the Code with respect to payments of portfolio interest a statement substantially in the form of Exhibit G and a Form W-8BEN, or any subsequent versions thereof or successors thereto properly completed and duly executed by such Non-U.S. Lender claiming complete exemption from, or a reduced rate of, U.S. federal withholding tax on all payments by the Borrower under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. Such forms shall be delivered by each Non-U.S. Lender on or before the date it becomes a party to this Agreement (or, in the case of any Non-U.S. Participant, on or before the date such Non-U.S. Participant purchases the related participation). In addition, each Non-U.S. Lender shall deliver such forms promptly upon the obsolescence or invalidity of any form previously delivered by such Non-U.S. Lender. Each Non-U.S. Lender shall promptly notify the Borrower (or, in the case of a Non-U.S. Participant, the Lender from which the related participation shall have been purchased) at any time it determines that it is no longer in a position to provide any previously delivered certificate to the Borrower (or any other form of certification adopted by the U.S. taxing authorities for such purpose). Notwithstanding any other provision of this paragraph, a Non-U.S. Lender shall not be required to deliver any form pursuant to this paragraph that such Non-U.S. Lender is not legally able to deliver.
(e) Each Lender shall deliver documentation and information to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, at the times and in form required by applicable law or reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, sufficient to permit the Borrower or the Administrative Agent to determine whether or not payments made with respect to this Agreement or any Loan Documents are subject to taxes, and, if applicable, the required rate of withholding or deduction. However, a Lender shall not be required to deliver any documentation or information pursuant to this paragraph that such Lender is not legally able to deliver. A Lender that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of non-U.S. withholding tax under the law of the jurisdiction in which the Borrower is located, or any treaty to which such jurisdiction is a party, with respect to payments under this Agreement shall deliver to the Borrower (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), at the time or times prescribed by applicable law or reasonably requested by the Borrower, such properly completed and executed documentation prescribed by applicable law as will permit such payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate, provided that such Lender is legally entitled to complete, execute and deliver such documentation and in such Lenders reasonable judgment such completion, execution or submission would not materially prejudice the legal position of such Lender.
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(f) Nothing in this Section 2.17 shall require the Lender to make available any of its tax returns or any other information that it deems to be confidential or proprietary
2.18 Indemnity . The Borrower agrees to indemnify each Lender for, and to hold each Lender harmless from, any loss or expense that such Lender may sustain or incur as a consequence of (a) default by the Borrower in making a borrowing of, conversion into or continuation of Eurodollar Loans after the Borrower has given a notice requesting the same in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, (b) default by the Borrower in making any prepayment after the Borrower has given a notice thereof in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement or (c) the making of a prepayment or conversion of Eurodollar Loans on a day that is not the last day of an Interest Period with respect thereto. Such indemnification may include an amount equal to the excess, if any, of (i) the amount of interest that would have accrued on the amount so prepaid, or not so borrowed, converted or continued, for the period from the date of such prepayment or of such failure to borrow, convert or continue to the last day of such Interest Period (or, in the case of a failure to borrow, convert or continue, the Interest Period that would have commenced on the date of such failure) in each case at the applicable rate of interest for such Loans provided for herein (excluding, however, the Applicable Margin included therein, if any) over (ii) the amount of interest (as reasonably determined by such Lender) that would have accrued to such Lender on such amount by placing such amount on deposit for a comparable period with leading banks in the interbank Eurodollar market. A certificate as to any amounts payable pursuant to this Section submitted to the Borrower by any Lender shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error. This covenant shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the payment of the Loans and all other amounts payable hereunder.
2.19 Illegality . Notwithstanding any other provision herein, if the adoption of or any change in any Requirement of Law or in the interpretation or application thereof shall make it unlawful for any Lender to make or maintain Eurodollar Loans as contemplated by this Agreement, (a) the commitment of such Lender hereunder to make Eurodollar Loans, continue Eurodollar Loans as such and convert Base Rate Loans to Eurodollar Loans shall forthwith be canceled and (b) such Lenders Loans then outstanding as Eurodollar Loans, if any, shall be converted automatically to Base Rate Loans on the respective last days of the then current Interest Periods with respect to such Loans or within such earlier period as required by law. If any such conversion of a Eurodollar Loan occurs on a day which is not the last day of the then current Interest Period with respect thereto, the Borrower shall pay to such Lender such amounts, if any, as may be required pursuant to Section 2.18.
2.20 Change of Lending Office . Each Lender agrees that, upon the occurrence of any event giving rise to the operation of Section 2.16, 2.17(a) or 2.19 with respect to such Lender, it will, if requested by the Borrower, use reasonable efforts (subject to overall policy considerations of such Lender) to designate another lending office for any Loans affected by such event with the object of avoiding the consequences of such event; provided , that such designation is made on terms that, in the sole judgment of such Lender, cause such Lender and its lending office(s) to suffer no economic, legal or regulatory disadvantage, and provided , further , that nothing in this Section shall affect or postpone any of the obligations of any Borrower or the rights of any Lender pursuant to Section 2.16, 2.17(a) or 2.19.
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2.21 Replacement of Lenders under Certain Circumstances . The Borrower shall be permitted to replace any Lender that (a) requests reimbursement for amounts owing pursuant to Section 2.16 or 2.17 or gives a notice of illegality pursuant to Section 2.19 or (b) is a Defaulting Lender with a replacement financial institution; provided that (i) such replacement does not conflict with any Requirement of Law, (ii) no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of such replacement, (iii) prior to any such replacement, such Lender shall have taken no action under Section 2.20 so as to eliminate the continued need for payment of amounts owing pursuant to Section 2.16 or 2.17 or to eliminate the illegality referred to in such notice of illegality given pursuant to Section 2.19, (iv) the replacement financial institution shall purchase, at par, all Loans and other amounts owing to such replaced Lender on or prior to the date of replacement, (v) the Borrower shall be liable to such replaced Lender under Section 2.18 (as though Section 2.18 were applicable) if any Eurodollar Loan owing to such replaced Lender shall be purchased other than on the last day of the Interest Period relating thereto, (vi) the replacement financial institution, if not already a Lender, shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, (vii) the replaced Lender shall be obligated to make such replacement in accordance with the provisions of Section 10.6 ( provided that the Borrower shall be obligated to pay the registration and processing fee referred to therein), (viii) the Borrower shall pay all additional amounts (if any) required pursuant to Section 2.16 or 2.17, as the case may be, in respect of any period prior to the date on which such replacement shall be consummated, and (ix) any such replacement shall not be deemed to be a waiver of any rights that the Borrower, the Administrative Agent or any other Lender shall have against the replaced Lender.
2.22 Increases in Revolving Credit Commitments . (a) At any time after the Closing Date and prior to the date that is twelve months prior to the Revolving Credit Termination Date, so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Borrower may, by notice to the Administrative Agent (a Revolving Commitment Increase Notice ), which notice shall promptly be copied by the Administrative Agent to each Lender, request an increase in the Total Revolving Credit Commitments in an aggregate principal amount up to $50,000,000 (the Revolving Offered Increase Amount ), provided that, (x) each such Revolving Offered Increase Amount shall be in a minimum amount of not less than $15,000,000 and (y) at no time shall the Total Revolving Credit Commitments exceed $250,000,000. The Borrower may, at its election, (i) offer one or more of the Revolving Credit Lenders the opportunity to provide all or a portion of any Revolving Offered Increase Amount pursuant to subparagraph (c) below and/or (ii) with the consent of the Swing Line Lender and the Administrative Agent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld), offer one or more additional banks, financial institutions or other entities the opportunity to provide all or a portion of such Revolving Offered Increase Amount pursuant to Section 2.22(b) below. Each Revolving Commitment Increase Notice shall specify which Revolving Credit Lenders and/or banks, financial institutions or other entities the Borrower desires to provide such Revolving Offered Increase Amount. The Borrower or, if requested by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent will notify such Revolving Credit Lenders, and/or banks, financial institutions or other entities.
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(b) Any additional bank, financial institution or other entity that the Borrower selects to offer participation in any increased Total Revolving Credit Commitments and that elects to become a party to this Agreement and provide a Revolving Credit Commitment in an amount so offered and accepted by it pursuant to Section 2.22(a) shall execute a New Lender Supplement substantially in the form of Exhibit I , with the Borrower, the Swing Line Lender and the Administrative Agent, whereupon such bank, financial institution or other entity (herein called a New Revolving Credit Lender ) shall become a Revolving Credit Lender for all purposes and to the same extent as if originally a party hereto and shall be bound by and entitled to the benefits of this Agreement, provided that, the Revolving Credit Commitment of any such New Revolving Credit Lender shall be in an amount not less than $5,000,000.
(c) Any Revolving Credit Lender that accepts an offer to it by the Borrower to increase its Revolving Credit Commitment pursuant to Section 2.22(a) shall, in each case, execute a Commitment Increase Supplement substantially in the form of Exhibit J (each, a Commitment Increase Supplement ), with the Borrower, the Swing Line Lender and the Administrative Agent, whereupon such Revolving Credit Lender shall be bound by and entitled to the benefits of this Agreement with respect to the full amount of its Revolving Credit Commitment as so increased.
(d) On any Revolving Credit Increase Effective Date, (i) each bank, financial institution or other entity that is a New Revolving Credit Lender pursuant Section 2.22(b) or any Revolving Credit Lender that has increased its Revolving Credit Commitment pursuant to Section 2.22(c) shall make available to the Administrative Agent such amounts in immediately available funds as the Administrative Agent shall determine, for the benefit of the other relevant Revolving Credit Lenders, as being required in order to cause, after giving effect to such increase and the use of such amounts to make payments to such other relevant Revolving Credit Lenders, each Revolving Credit Lenders portion of the outstanding Revolving Credit Loans of all the Lenders to equal its Revolving Credit Percentage of such Revolving Credit Loans and (ii) the Borrower shall be deemed to have repaid and reborrowed all outstanding Revolving Credit Loans of all the Revolving Credit Lenders to equal its Revolving Credit Percentage of such outstanding Revolving Credit Loans as of the date of any increase in the Revolving Credit Commitments (with such reborrowing to consist of the Types of Loans, with related Interest Periods if applicable, specified in a notice delivered by the Borrower in accordance with the requirements of Section 2.2). The deemed payments made pursuant to clause (ii) of the immediately preceding sentence in respect of each Eurodollar Loan shall be subject to indemnification by the Borrower pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.18 if the deemed payment occurs other than on the last day of the related Interest Periods.
(e) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 2.22, (i) in no event may the Borrower deliver more than three Revolving Commitment Increase Notices, (ii) in no event shall there be more than three Revolving Credit Increase Effective Dates and (iii) no Lender shall have any obligation to increase its Revolving Credit Commitment unless it agrees to do so in its sole discretion.
(f) The increase in the Revolving Credit Commitments provided pursuant to this Section 2.22 shall be effective on the date (the Revolving Credit Increase Effective Date ) the Administrative Agent receives legal opinions, board resolutions and other closing documents
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(including, without limitation, all documentation referred to in Section 5.1(p) necessary to provide additional coverage in an amount equal to the related Revolving Offered Increase Amount); provided that, immediately prior to and after giving effect to such increase, (i) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, (ii) each of the REIT and the Borrower is in pro forma compliance with Section 7.1, such determination of pro forma compliance to be based on the then outstanding principal amount of Loans and (iii) each of the representations and warranties made by any Loan Party in or pursuant to the Loan Documents shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of such date as if made on and as of such date, provided that, (x) to the extent that any such representation or warranty relates to a specific earlier date, they shall be true and correct as of such earlier date and (y) any representation and warranty that is qualified as to materiality, Material Adverse Effect or similar language shall be true and correct in all respects on such respective dates. For the avoidance of doubt, no increase in the Revolving Credit Commitments pursuant to this Section 2.22 shall require, as a condition to its effectiveness, the signature of, or any consent or approval from, any Lender that is not obligated to increase its Revolving Credit Commitments pursuant to a Commitment Increase Supplement.
2.23 Defaulting Lender . Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, if any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, then the following provisions shall apply for so long as such Lender is a Defaulting Lender:
(a) fees shall cease to accrue on the unfunded portion of the Revolving Credit Commitment of such Defaulting Lender pursuant to Sections 2.6 and 3.3;
(b) the Revolving Credit Commitment and the Revolving Extension of Credit of such Defaulting Lender shall not be included in determining whether all the Lenders, the Required Lenders or the Supermajority Lenders have taken or may take any action hereunder (including any consent to any amendment or waiver pursuant to Section 10.1), provided that, any waiver, amendment or modification requiring the consent of all Lenders or each affected Lender which affects such Defaulting Lender differently than other affected Lenders shall require the consent of such Defaulting Lender;
(c) if (i) any Swing Line Loan exists or (ii) any Letter of Credit is outstanding, at the time a Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender then:
(i) all or any part of such Defaulting Lenders L/C Exposure and Swing Line Exposure shall be reallocated among the non-Defaulting Lenders in accordance with their respective Revolving Credit Percentage (calculated without regard to such Defaulting Lenders Revolving Credit Commitment) but only to the extent that (x) the conditions set forth in Section 5.2 are satisfied at such time and (y) after giving effect to such reallocation, the Revolving Extension of Credit of any non-Defaulting Lender shall not exceed such non-Defaulting Lenders Revolving Credit Commitment; and
(ii) if the reallocation described in Section 2.23(c)(i) above cannot, or can only partially, be effected, the Borrower shall within one Business Day following notice by the Administrative Agent prepay such Defaulting Lenders L/C Exposure and Swing Line Exposure;
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(d) so long as any Lender is a Defaulting Lender, the Swing Line Lender shall not be required to fund any Swing Line Loan, unless it is satisfied that the related exposure will be covered by the Revolving Credit Commitments of the non-Defaulting Lenders, and participating interests in any newly made Swing Line Loan shall be allocated among non-Defaulting Lenders;
(e) so long as any Lender is a Defaulting Lender, the Issuing Lender shall not be required to issue any Letter of Credit, unless it is satisfied that the related exposure will be covered by the Revolving Credit Commitments of the non-Defaulting Lenders, and participating interests in any newly issued Letter of Credit shall be allocated among non-Defaulting Lenders;
(f) any amount payable to such Defaulting Lender hereunder (whether on account of principal, interest, fees or otherwise and including any amount that would otherwise be payable to such Defaulting Lender pursuant to Section 2.6 or 3.3) shall, in lieu of being distributed to such Defaulting Lender, be retained by the Administrative Agent in a segregated account and, subject to any applicable Requirements of Law, be applied at such time or times as may be determined by the Administrative Agent (i) first , to the payment of any amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent hereunder, (ii) second , pro rata, to the payment of any amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender, any Issuing Lender or Swing Line Lender hereunder, (iii) third , if so determined by the Administrative Agent or requested by an Issuing Lender or the Swing Line Lender, held in such account as cash collateral for future funding obligations of the Defaulting Lender in respect of any existing or future participating interest in any Swing Line Loan or Letter of Credit, (iv) fourth , to the funding of any Loan or the purchase of any participation under any Letter of Credit in respect of which such Defaulting Lender has failed to fund or purchase its portion thereof as required by this Agreement, as determined by the Administrative Agent, (v) fifth , if so determined by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, held in such account as cash collateral for future funding obligations of the Defaulting Lender in respect of any Loans or the purchase of any participation under any Letter of Credit under this Agreement, (vi) sixth , to the payment of any amounts owing to the Lenders, any Issuing Lender or the Swing Line Lender as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by any Lender, any Issuing Lender or the Swing Line Lender against such Defaulting Lender as a result of such Defaulting Lenders breach of its obligations under this Agreement, (vii) seventh , to the payment of any amounts owing to the Borrower as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by the Borrower against such Defaulting Lender as a result of such Defaulting Lenders breach of its obligations under this Agreement, and (viii) eighth , to such Defaulting Lender or as otherwise directed by a court of competent jurisdiction, provided , with respect to this clause (viii), that if such payment is (x) a prepayment of the principal amount of any Loans which a Defaulting Lender has funded its participation obligations and (y) made at a time when the conditions set forth in Section 2.9 are satisfied, such payment shall be applied solely to prepay the Loans made by all non-Defaulting Lenders pro rata prior to being applied to the prepayment of any Loans, or Reimbursement Obligations owed to, any Defaulting Lender; and
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(g) for purposes of computing the amount of the obligation of each non-Defaulting Lender to acquire, refinance or fund participations in Letters of Credit pursuant to Section 3.1, the Revolving Credit Percentage of each non-Defaulting Lender shall be computed without giving effect to the Revolving Credit Commitment of that Defaulting Lender; provided that, (i) each such reallocation shall be given effect only if, at the date the applicable Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, no Default or Event of Default exists; and (ii) the aggregate obligation of each non-Defaulting Lender to acquire, refinance or fund participations in Letters of Credit shall not exceed the positive difference, if any, of (1) the Revolving Credit Commitment of that non-Defaulting Lender minus (2) the aggregate Revolving Extensions of Credit of such non-Defaulting Lender.
SECTION 3 LETTERS OF CREDIT
3.1 L/C Commitment . (a) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each Issuing Lender, in reliance on the agreements of the other Revolving Credit Lenders set forth in Section 3.4(a), agrees to issue letters of credit (the Letters of Credit ) for the account of the Borrower on any Business Day during the Revolving Credit Commitment Period in such form as may be approved from time to time by such Issuing Lender; provided , that no Issuing Lender shall have any obligation to issue any Letter of Credit if, after giving effect to such issuance, (i) the L/C Obligations would exceed the L/C Commitment or (ii) the aggregate amount of the Available Revolving Credit Commitments would be less than zero. Each Letter of Credit shall (i) be denominated in Dollars and (ii) expire no later than the earlier of (x) the first anniversary of its date of issuance and (y) the date which is five Business Days prior to the Revolving Credit Termination Date; provided that any Letter of Credit with a one-year term may provide for the renewal thereof for additional one-year periods (which shall in no event extend beyond the date referred to in clause (y) above).
(b) No Issuing Lender shall at any time be obligated to issue any Letter of Credit hereunder if such issuance would conflict with, or cause such Issuing Lender or any L/C Participant to exceed any limits imposed by, any applicable Requirement of Law.
3.2 Procedure for Issuance of Letter of Credit . The Borrower may from time to time request that an Issuing Lender issue a Letter of Credit by delivering to such Issuing Lender at its address for notices specified herein an Application therefor, completed to the satisfaction of such Issuing Lender, and such other certificates, documents and other papers and information as such Issuing Lender may reasonably request. Concurrently with the delivery of an Application to an Issuing Lender, the Borrower shall deliver a copy thereof to the Administrative Agent. Upon receipt of any Application, an Issuing Lender will process such Application and the certificates, documents and other papers and information delivered to it in connection therewith in accordance with its customary procedures and shall promptly issue the Letter of Credit requested thereby by issuing the original of such Letter of Credit to the beneficiary thereof or as otherwise may be agreed to by such Issuing Lender and the Borrower (but in no event shall any Issuing Lender be required to issue any Letter of Credit earlier than
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three Business Days after its receipt of the Application therefor and all such other certificates, documents and other papers and information relating thereto). Promptly after issuance by an Issuing Lender of a Letter of Credit, such Issuing Lender shall furnish a copy of such Letter of Credit to the Borrower. Each Issuing Lender shall promptly give notice to the Administrative Agent of the issuance of each Letter of Credit issued by such Issuing Lender (including the face amount thereof), and shall provide a copy of such Letter of Credit to the Administrative Agent as soon as possible after the date of issuance.
3.3 Fees and Other Charges . (a) The Borrower will pay a fee on the aggregate drawable amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit at a per annum rate equal to the Applicable Margin then in effect with respect to Eurodollar Loans, shared ratably among the Revolving Credit Lenders in accordance with their respective Revolving Credit Percentages and payable quarterly in arrears on each L/C Fee Payment Date after the issuance date. In addition, the Borrower shall pay to the relevant Issuing Lender for its own account a fronting fee on the aggregate drawable amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit issued by it of 1 / 4 of 1% per annum, payable quarterly in arrears on each L/C Fee Payment Date after the issuance date.
(b) In addition to the foregoing fees, the Borrower shall pay or reimburse each Issuing Lender for such normal and customary costs and expenses as are incurred or charged by such Issuing Lender in issuing, negotiating, effecting payment under, amending or otherwise administering any Letter of Credit.
3.4 L/C Participations . (a) Each Issuing Lender irrevocably agrees to grant and hereby grants to each L/C Participant, and, to induce each Issuing Lender to issue Letters of Credit hereunder, each L/C Participant irrevocably agrees to accept and purchase and hereby accepts and purchases from each Issuing Lender, on the terms and conditions hereinafter stated, for such L/C Participants own account and risk, an undivided interest equal to such L/C Participants Revolving Credit Percentage in each Issuing Lenders obligations and rights under each Letter of Credit issued by such Issuing Lender hereunder and the amount of each draft paid by such Issuing Lender thereunder. Each L/C Participant unconditionally and irrevocably agrees with each Issuing Lender that, if a draft is paid under any Letter of Credit issued by such Issuing Lender for which such Issuing Lender is not reimbursed in full by the Borrower in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, such L/C Participant shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of such Issuing Lender upon demand at such Issuing Lenders address for notices specified herein (and thereafter the Administrative Agent shall promptly pay to such Issuing Lender) an amount equal to such L/C Participants Revolving Credit Percentage of the amount of such draft, or any part thereof, that is not so reimbursed. Each L/C Participants obligation to pay such amount shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance, including (i) any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right that such L/C Participant may have against any Issuing Lender, the Borrower or any other Person for any reason whatsoever, (ii) the occurrence or continuance of a Default or an Event of Default or the failure to satisfy any of the other conditions specified in Section 5, (iii) any adverse change in the condition (financial or otherwise) of the Borrower, (iv) any breach of this Agreement or any other Loan Document by the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other L/C Participant or (v) any other circumstance, happening or event whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing.
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(b) If any amount (a Participation Amount ) required to be paid by any L/C Participant to an Issuing Lender pursuant to Section 3.4(a) in respect of any unreimbursed portion of any payment made by such Issuing Lender under any Letter of Credit is paid to such Issuing Lender within three Business Days after the date such payment is due, such Issuing Lender shall so notify the Administrative Agent, which shall promptly notify the L/C Participants, and each L/C Participant shall pay to the Administrative Agent, for the account of such Issuing Lender, on demand (and thereafter the Administrative Agent shall promptly pay to such Issuing Lender) an amount equal to the product of (i) such Participation Amount, times (ii) the daily average Federal Funds Effective Rate during the period from and including the date such payment is required to the date on which such payment is immediately available to such Issuing Lender, times (iii) a fraction the numerator of which is the number of days that elapse during such period and the denominator of which is 360. If any Participation Amount required to be paid by any L/C Participant pursuant to Section 3.4(a) is not made available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the relevant Issuing Lender by such L/C Participant within three Business Days after the date such payment is due, the Administrative Agent on behalf of such Issuing Lender shall be entitled to recover from such L/C Participant, on demand, such Participation Amount with interest thereon calculated from such due date at the rate per annum applicable to Base Rate Loans. A certificate of the Administrative Agent submitted on behalf of an Issuing Lender to any L/C Participant with respect to any amounts owing under this Section shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error.
(c) Whenever, at any time after an Issuing Lender has made payment under any Letter of Credit and has received from the Administrative Agent any L/C Participants pro rata share of such payment in accordance with Section 3.4(a), such Issuing Lender receives any payment related to such Letter of Credit (whether directly from the Borrower or otherwise, including proceeds of collateral applied thereto by such Issuing Lender), or any payment of interest on account thereof, such Issuing Lender will distribute to the Administrative Agent for the account of such L/C Participant (and thereafter the Administrative Agent will promptly distribute to such L/C Participant) its pro rata share thereof; provided , however , that in the event that any such payment received by such Issuing Lender shall be required to be returned by such Issuing Lender, such L/C Participant shall return to the Administrative Agent for the account of such Issuing Lender (and thereafter the Administrative Agent shall promptly return to such Issuing Lender) the portion thereof previously distributed by such Issuing Lender.
3.5 Reimbursement Obligation of the Borrower . The Borrower agrees to reimburse each Issuing Lender, on each date on which such Issuing Lender notifies the Borrower of the date and amount of a draft presented under any Letter of Credit and paid by such Issuing Lender, for the amount of (a) such draft so paid and (b) any taxes, fees, charges or other costs or expenses incurred by such Issuing Lender in connection with such payment (the amounts described in the foregoing clauses (a) and (b) in respect of any drawing, collectively, the Payment Amount ). Each such payment shall be made to such Issuing Lender at its address for notices specified herein in lawful money of the United States of America and in immediately available funds. Interest shall be payable on each Payment Amount from the date of the applicable drawing until payment in full at the rate set forth in (i) until the second Business Day following the date of the applicable drawing, Section 2.12(b) and (ii) thereafter, Section 2.12(c). Each drawing under any Letter of Credit shall (unless an event of the type described in clause (i) or (ii) of Section 8(f) shall have occurred and be continuing with respect to the Borrower, in
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which case the procedures specified in Section 3.4 for funding by L/C Participants shall apply) constitute a request by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent for a borrowing pursuant to Section 2.5 of Base Rate Loans (or, at the option of the Administrative Agent and the Swing Line Lender in their sole discretion, a borrowing pursuant to Section 2.7 of Swing Line Loans) in the amount of such drawing. The Borrowing Date with respect to such borrowing shall be the first date on which a borrowing of Revolving Credit Loans (or, if applicable, Swing Line Loans) could be made, pursuant to Section 2.5 (or, if applicable, Section 2.7), if the Administrative Agent had received a notice of such borrowing at the time the Administrative Agent receives notice from the relevant Issuing Lender of such drawing under such Letter of Credit.
3.6 Obligations Absolute . The Borrowers obligations under this Section 3 shall be absolute and unconditional under any and all circumstances and irrespective of any setoff, counterclaim or defense to payment that the Borrower may have or have had against any Issuing Lender, any beneficiary of a Letter of Credit or any other Person. The Borrower also agrees with each Issuing Lender that such Issuing Lender shall not be responsible for, and the Borrowers Reimbursement Obligations under Section 3.5 shall not be affected by, among other things, the validity or genuineness of documents or of any endorsements thereon, even though such documents shall in fact prove to be invalid, fraudulent or forged, or any dispute between or among the Borrower and any beneficiary of any Letter of Credit or any other party to which such Letter of Credit may be transferred or any claims whatsoever of the Borrower against any beneficiary of such Letter of Credit or any such transferee. No Issuing Lender shall be liable for any error, omission, interruption or delay in transmission, dispatch or delivery of any message or advice, however transmitted, in connection with any Letter of Credit, except for errors or omissions found by a final and nonappealable decision of a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Issuing Lender. The Borrower agrees that any action taken or omitted by an Issuing Lender under or in connection with any Letter of Credit issued by it or the related drafts or documents, if done in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct and in accordance with the standards of care specified in the Uniform Commercial Code of the State of New York, shall be binding on the Borrower and shall not result in any liability of such Issuing Lender to the Borrower.
3.7 Letter of Credit Payments . If any draft shall be presented for payment under any Letter of Credit, the relevant Issuing Lender shall promptly notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent of the date and amount thereof. The responsibility of the relevant Issuing Lender to the Borrower in connection with any draft presented for payment under any Letter of Credit, in addition to any payment obligation expressly provided for in such Letter of Credit issued by such Issuing Lender, shall be limited to determining that the documents (including each draft) delivered under such Letter of Credit in connection with such presentment appear on their face to be in conformity with such Letter of Credit.
3.8 Applications . To the extent that any provision of any Application related to any Letter of Credit is inconsistent with the provisions of this Section 3, the provisions of this Section 3 shall apply.
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SECTION 4 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
To induce the Agents and the Lenders to enter into this Agreement and to make the Loan and issue or participate in the Letters of Credit, the REIT and the Borrower hereby jointly and severally represent and warrant to each Agent and each Lender that:
4.1 Financial Condition . (a) The unaudited pro forma consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries as at March 31, 2010 (including the notes thereto) (the Pro Forma Balance Sheet ), copies of which have heretofore been furnished to each Lender, has been prepared giving effect (as if such events had occurred on such date) to (i) the consummation of the IPO, (ii) the Loans to be made on the Closing Date and the use of proceeds thereof and (iii) the payment of fees and expenses in connection with the foregoing. The Pro Forma Balance Sheet has been prepared based on the best information available to the Borrower as of the date of delivery thereof, and presents fairly on a pro forma basis the estimated financial position of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries as at March 31, 2010, assuming that the events specified in the preceding sentence had actually occurred at such date.
(b) The audited consolidated balance sheets of the Hudson Pacific Predecessor as at December 31, 2007, December 31, 2008 and December 31, 2009, and the related consolidated statements of income and of cash flows for the fiscal years ended on such dates, reported on by and accompanied by an unqualified report from Ernst & Young LLP, copies of which have heretofore been furnished to each Lender, present fairly the consolidated financial condition of the Hudson Pacific Predecessor as at such date, and the consolidated results of its operations and its consolidated cash flows for the respective fiscal years then ended. The unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the Hudson Pacific Predecessor as at March 31, 2010, and the related unaudited consolidated statements of income and cash flows for the three-month period ended on such date, copies of which have heretofore been furnished to each Lender, present fairly the consolidated financial condition of the Hudson Pacific Predecessor as at such date, and the consolidated results of its operations and its consolidated cash flows for the three-month period then ended (subject to normal year-end audit adjustments). All such financial statements, including the related schedules and notes thereto, have been prepared in accordance with GAAP applied consistently throughout the periods involved (except as approved by the aforementioned firm of accountants and disclosed therein). The REIT, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries do not have any material Guarantee Obligations, contingent liabilities and liabilities for taxes, or any long-term Leases or unusual forward or long-term commitments, including, without limitation, any interest rate or foreign currency swap or exchange transaction or other obligation in respect of derivatives, that are not reflected in the most recent financial statements referred to in this paragraph. During the period from December 31, 2009 to and including the date hereof there has been no Disposition by the REIT and its Subsidiaries of any material part of its business or Property.
4.2 No Change . Since December 31, 2009 there has been no development or event that has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
4.3 Corporate Existence; Compliance with Law . Each of the Group Members (a) is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, (b) has the corporate or other power and authority, and the legal right and all
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requisite governmental licenses, authorizations, consents and approvals to own and operate its Property, to lease the Property it operates as lessee and to conduct the business in which it is currently engaged, (c) is duly qualified as a foreign corporation or other organization and in good standing under the laws of each jurisdiction where its ownership, lease or operation of Property or the conduct of its business requires such qualification and (d) is in compliance with all Requirements of Law, except in the case of clauses (c) and (d) to the extent that the failure to so qualify or comply therewith could not, in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
4.4 Corporate Power; Authorization; Enforceable Obligations . Each Group Member has the corporate or other power and authority, and the legal right, to make, deliver and perform the Loan Documents to which it is a party and, in the case of the Borrower, to borrow hereunder. Each Group Member has taken all necessary corporate or other action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of the Loan Documents to which it is a party and, in the case of the Borrower, to authorize the borrowings on the terms and conditions of this Agreement. No consent or authorization of, filing with, notice to or other act by or in respect of, any Governmental Authority or any other Person is required in connection with the borrowings hereunder or the execution, delivery, performance, validity or enforceability of this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, except (i) consents, authorizations, filings and notices described in Schedule 4.4 , which consents, authorizations, filings and notices have been obtained or made and are in full force and effect and (ii) the filings referred to in Section 4.19. Each Group Member has been duly executed and delivered on behalf of each Loan Party that is a party thereto. This Agreement constitutes, and each other Loan Document upon execution will constitute, a legal, valid and binding obligation of each Group Member that is a party thereto, enforceable against each such Group Member in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors rights generally and by general equitable principles (whether enforcement is sought by proceedings in equity or at law).
4.5 No Legal Bar . The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, the issuance of Letters of Credit, the borrowings hereunder and the use of the proceeds thereof will not violate any Requirement of Law or any Contractual Obligation of the any Group Member and will not result in, or require, the creation or imposition of any Lien on any of their respective properties or revenues pursuant to any Requirement of Law or any such Contractual Obligation (other than the Liens created by the Security Documents). No Requirement of Law or Contractual Obligation applicable to any Group Member could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
4.6 No Material Litigation . No litigation, investigation or proceeding of or before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority is pending or, to the knowledge of the REIT or the Borrower, threatened by or against any Group Member or against any of their respective properties or revenues (a) with respect to any of the Loan Documents or any of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, or (b) that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
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4.7 No Default . None of the Group Members is in default under or with respect to any of its Contractual Obligations in any respect that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. No Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.
4.8 Ownership of Property; Liens . (a) Each of the Group Members has good record and marketable title, and with respect to the Borrowing Base Properties, insurable title, in fee simple to, or a valid leasehold interest in, all its Real Property, and good title to, or a valid leasehold interest in, all its other Property, and none of such Property is subject to any Lien except as permitted by Section 7.3. Such Liens in the aggregate do not materially and adversely affect the value, operation or use of the applicable Real Property (as currently used) or the Borrowers ability to repay the Loans. Except to the extent permitted by Section 7.3(b), there are no claims for payment for work, labor or materials affecting any Real Property which are or may become a Lien prior to, or of equal priority with, the Liens created by the Loan Documents.
(b)(i) No Loan Party has received written notice of the assertion of any material valid claim by anyone adverse to any Loan Partys ownership, or leasehold rights in and to any Borrowing Base Property and (ii) no Person has an option or right of first refusal to purchase all or part of any Borrowing Base Property or any interest therein which has not been waived (except as disclosed in writing and approved by the Required Lenders).
4.9 Intellectual Property . Each of the Group Members owns, or is licensed to use, all Intellectual Property necessary for the conduct of its business as currently conducted. No material claim has been asserted and is pending by any Person challenging or questioning the use of any Intellectual Property or the validity or effectiveness of any Intellectual Property, nor does the REIT or the Borrower know of any valid basis for any such claim. The use of Intellectual Property by the Group Members does not infringe on the rights of any Person in any material respect.
4.10 Taxes . Each of the Group Members has filed or caused to be filed all Federal, state and other material tax returns that are required to be filed and has paid all taxes shown to be due and payable on said returns or on any assessments made against it or any of its Property and all other material taxes, fees or other charges imposed on it or any of its Property by any Governmental Authority (other than any taxes the amount or validity of which are currently being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and with respect to which reserves in conformity with GAAP have been provided on the books of the applicable Group Member, as the case may be); and no tax Lien (other than any Lien for taxes not yet delinquent) has been filed, and, to the knowledge of the REIT and the Borrower, no claim is being asserted, with respect to any such tax, fee or other charge.
4.11 Federal Regulations . No part of the proceeds of any Loans, and no other extensions of credit hereunder, will be used for purchasing or carrying any margin stock within the respective meanings of each of the quoted terms under Regulation U as now and from time to time hereafter in effect or for any purpose that violates the provisions of the Regulations of the Board. If requested by any Lender or the Administrative Agent, the Borrower will furnish to the Administrative Agent and each Lender a statement to the foregoing effect in conformity with the requirements of FR Form G-3 or FR Form U-1 referred to in Regulation U.
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4.12 Labor Matters . There are no strikes or other labor disputes against any Group Member pending or, to the knowledge of the REIT or the Borrower, threatened that (individually or in the aggregate) could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Hours worked by and payment made to employees of the Group Members have not been in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act or any other applicable Requirement of Law dealing with such matters that (individually or in the aggregate) could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. All payments due from the Group Members on account of employee health and welfare insurance that (individually or in the aggregate) could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect if not paid have been paid or accrued as a liability on the books of the Group Members.
4.13 ERISA . Except as would not reasonably be expected, either individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect: (a) neither a Reportable Event nor a failure to satisfy the minimum funding standard of Section 412 of the Code and Section 302 of ERISA, whether or not waived, has occurred during the five-year period prior to the date on which this representation is made or deemed made with respect to any Plan, and each Plan (other than a Multiemployer Plan) has complied with the applicable provisions of ERISA and the Code; (b) no termination of a Single Employer Plan has occurred, and no Lien in favor of the PBGC or a Plan has arisen, during such five-year period; (c) the present value of all accrued benefits under each Single Employer Plan (based on those assumptions used to fund such Plans) did not, as of the last annual valuation date prior to the date on which this representation is made or deemed made, exceed the value of the assets of such Single Employer Plan allocable to such accrued benefits; (d) neither the Borrower nor any Commonly Controlled Entity has had a complete withdrawal (within the meaning of Sections 4203 of ERISA) or partial withdrawal (within the meaning of Sections 4205 of ERISA) from any Multiemployer Plan; (e) neither the Borrower nor any Commonly Controlled Entity would become subject to any material liability under part 1 of subtitle E of Title IV of ERISA if the Borrower or any such Commonly Controlled Entity were to withdraw completely from all Multiemployer Plans as of the valuation date most closely preceding the date on which this representation is made or deemed made; and (f) no Multiemployer Plan is in Reorganization or Insolvent.
4.14 Investment Company Act; Other Regulations . No Loan Party is an investment company, or a company controlled by an investment company, within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. No Loan Party is subject to regulation under any Requirement of Law (other than Regulation X of the Board) that limits its ability to incur Indebtedness.
4.15 Subsidiaries . (a) The Subsidiaries listed on Schedule 4.15 constitute all the Subsidiaries of the REIT at the date hereof. Schedule 4.15 sets forth as of the Closing Date the name and jurisdiction of incorporation of each Subsidiary and, as to each Subsidiary, the percentage of each class of Capital Stock owned by each Group Member.
(b) As of the Closing Date, there are no outstanding subscriptions, options, warrants, calls, rights or other agreements or commitments (other than stock options granted to employees or directors and directors qualifying shares) of any nature relating to any Capital Stock of the REIT, the Borrower or any Subsidiary, except as disclosed on Schedule 4.15 .
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4.16 Use of Proceeds . The proceeds of the Revolving Credit Loans, the Swing Line Loans and the Letters of Credit shall be used for general corporate purposes, including to refinance existing indebtedness, and funding acquisitions, redevelopment and expansion.
4.17 Environmental Matters . Other than exceptions to any of the following that could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in the payment of a Material Environmental Amount:
(a) Each of the Group Members and all Real Property and facilities owned, leased, or otherwise operated by them: (i) is, and within the period of all applicable statutes of limitation has been, in compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws; (ii) holds or as applicable is covered by all Environmental Permits (each of which is in full force and effect) required for its current or intended operations; (iii) is, and within the period of all applicable statutes of limitation has been, in compliance with all applicable Environmental Permits; and (iv) to the extent within the control of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries: each of such Environmental Permits will be timely renewed and complied with and additional Environmental Permits that may be required of it will be timely obtained and complied with, without material expense; and compliance with any Environmental Law that is or is expected to become applicable to it will be timely attained and maintained, without material expense.
(b) Materials of Environmental Concern are not present at, on, under, in, or about any Real Property or facilities now or formerly owned, leased or operated by any Group Member, or at any other location (including, without limitation, any location to which Materials of Environmental Concern have been sent for re-use or recycling or for treatment, storage, or disposal) which could reasonably be expected to (i) give rise to liability of any Group Member under any applicable Environmental Law or otherwise result in costs to any Group Member, or (ii) interfere with the Borrowers or any of its Subsidiaries continued operations, or (iii) impair the fair saleable value of any Real Property owned or leased by any Group Member.
(c) There is no judicial, administrative, or arbitral proceeding (including any notice of violation or alleged violation) under or relating to any Environmental Law to which any Group Member is, or to the knowledge of any Group Member will be, named as a party that is pending or, to the knowledge of any Group Member, threatened.
(d) No Group Member has received any notice or, or has any knowledge of, any Environmental Claim or any completed, pending, proposed or threatened investigation or inquiry concerning the presence or release of any Materials of Environmental Concern at any Real Property or facilities owned, leased, or otherwise operated by them.
(e) None of the Group Members has received any written request for information, or been notified that it is a potentially responsible party under or relating to the federal Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act or any similar Environmental Law, or with respect to any Materials of Environmental Concern, or with respect to any Real Property or facilities owned, leased, or otherwise operated by them.
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(f) None of the Group Members, or as applicable any Real Property or facilities owned, leased, or otherwise operated by them, has entered into or agreed to any consent decree, order, or settlement or other agreement, or is subject to any judgment, decree, or order or other agreement, in any judicial, administrative, arbitral, or other forum for dispute resolution, relating to compliance with or liability under any Environmental Law.
(g) None of the Group Members has assumed or retained, by contract, conduct or operation of law, any liabilities of any kind, fixed or contingent, known or unknown, under any Environmental Law or with respect to any Materials of Environmental Concern, and none of the Borrowing Base Properties or any other Real Property is subject to any Lien imposed pursuant to Environmental Laws.
(h) ESAs prepared within twelve months prior to the applicable Closing Date in respect to all Borrowing Base Properties and any ESAs for other Real Property have not identified any conditions, circumstances, or facts past or present likely to result in material liability pursuant to Environmental Law, including and without limitation with respect to landfills, dumping, or other waste disposal activities or operations; generation, storage, use, sale, treatment, processing, recycling, or disposal of any Materials of Environmental Concern; underground or aboveground storage tanks, asbestos, polychlorinated byphenyls, or lead in water or paint.
4.18 Accuracy of Information, etc. No statement or information contained in this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any other document, certificate or statement furnished to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders or any of them, by or on behalf of any Loan Party for use in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, contained as of the date such statement, information, document or certificate was so furnished, any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact necessary to make the statements contained herein or therein not misleading. The projections and pro forma financial information contained in the materials referenced above are based upon good faith estimates and assumptions believed by management of the Borrower to be reasonable at the time made, it being recognized by the Lenders that such financial information as it relates to future events is not to be viewed as fact and that actual results during the period or periods covered by such financial information may differ from the projected results set forth therein by a material amount. There is no fact known to any Loan Party that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect that has not been expressly disclosed herein, in the other Loan Documents or in any other documents, certificates and statements furnished to the Agents and the Lenders for use in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and by the other Loan Documents.
4.19 Security Documents . (a) The Guarantee and Collateral Agreement is effective to create in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a legal, valid and enforceable security interest in the Collateral described therein and proceeds thereof. In the case of the Pledged Stock described in the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement,
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when any stock certificates representing such Pledged Stock are delivered to the Administrative Agent, and in the case of the other Collateral described in the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, when financing statements in appropriate form are filed in the offices specified on Schedule 4.19(a) (which financing statements have been duly completed and delivered to the Administrative Agent), the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement shall constitute a fully perfected Lien on, and security interest in, all right, title and interest of the Loan Parties in such Collateral and the proceeds thereof, as security for the Obligations (as defined in the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement), in each case prior and superior in right to any other Person (except, in the case of Collateral other than Pledged Stock, Liens permitted by Section 7.3).
(b) Each of the Mortgages is effective to create in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a legal, valid and enforceable Lien on the Mortgaged Properties described therein and proceeds thereof; and when the Mortgages are filed in the offices specified on Schedule 4.19(b) (in the case of the Mortgages to be executed and delivered on the Closing Date) or in the recording office designated by the Borrower, each Mortgage shall constitute a fully perfected Lien on, and security interest in, all right, title and interest of the Loan Parties in the Mortgaged Properties described therein and the proceeds thereof, as security for the Obligations (as defined in the relevant Mortgage), in each case prior and superior in right to any other Person (other than Persons holding Liens or other encumbrances or rights permitted by the relevant Mortgage). Schedule 1.1B lists, as of the Closing Date, each parcel of owned Real Property and each leasehold interest in Real Property located in the United States and held by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries.
4.20 Solvency . Each Loan Party is, and after giving effect to the incurrence of all Indebtedness and obligations being incurred in connection herewith and therewith will be and will continue to be, Solvent.
4.21 Regulation H . No Mortgage encumbers improved Real Property which is located in an area that has been identified by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development as an area having special flood hazards and in which flood insurance has been made available under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (each, a Flood Hazard Property ) (except any Mortgaged Properties as to which such flood insurance as required by Regulation H has been obtained and is in full force and effect as required by this Agreement).
4.22 REIT Status; Borrower Tax Status . The REIT has been organized and will be operated in a manner that will allow it to qualify for REIT Status commencing with its taxable year ending December 31, 2010 and it will meet the requirements for REIT Status. The Borrower is not an association taxable as a corporation under the Code.
4.23 Insurance . The Group Members obtained and has delivered to the Administrative Agent certified copies of insurance certificates reflecting the insurance coverages, amounts and other requirements for insurance policies set forth in this Agreement. No claims have been made under any such policies, and no Person, including the Group Members, has done, by act or omission, anything which would impair the coverage of any such policies.
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4.24 Casualty; Condemnation . (a) No material Condemnation has been commenced or, to the REITs or the Borrowers knowledge, is contemplated with respect to all or any part of any Borrowing Base Property or for the relocation of roadways providing material access to any Borrowing Base Property, other than any Condemnation for which the Administrative Agent shall have received notice in accordance with Section 6.7 and the Borrowing Base Properties are not the subject of any adverse zoning proceeding, except as could not reasonably be expected to cause a Material Adverse Effect.
(b) No material Casualty has occurred with respect to all or any part of any Borrowing Base Property, other than any Casualty for which the Administrative Agent shall have received notice in accordance with Section 6.7 and the Improvements have not been damaged (ordinary wear and tear excepted) and not repaired, except as could not reasonably be expected to cause a Material Property Event.
4.25 Compliance with Anti-Terrorism, Embargo and Anti-Money Laundering Laws . (a) No Group Member is currently identified on the OFAC List or otherwise qualifies as a Prohibited Person, and Borrower has implemented procedures to ensure that no Person who now or hereafter owns any equity interest in the Borrower or any Guarantor is a Prohibited Person or controlled by a Prohibited Person, and (b) neither the Borrower nor any Guarantor is in violation of any Requirements of Law relating to anti-money laundering or anti-terrorism, including, without limitation, Requirements of Law related to transacting business with Prohibited Persons or the requirements of the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001, U.S. Public Law 107-56, and the related regulations issued thereunder, including temporary regulations, all as amended from time to time.
4.26 Property Condition . Except as could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (a) all Borrowing Base Properties comply with all Requirements of Law, including all subdivision and platting requirements, without reliance on any adjoining or neighboring property; (b) the Improvements comply with all Requirements of Law regarding access and facilities for handicapped or disabled persons; (c) no Group Member has directly or indirectly conveyed, assigned, or otherwise disposed of, or transferred (or agreed to do so) any development rights, air rights, or other similar rights, privileges, or attributes with respect to any Borrowing Base Properties, including those arising under any zoning or property use ordinance or other Requirements of Law; (d) all utility services necessary for the use of the Borrowing Base Properties and the Improvements and the operation thereof for their intended purpose are available at the Borrowing Base Property; (e) except as otherwise permitted in the Loan Documents, no Group Member has made any contract or arrangement of any kind the performance of which by the other party thereto would give rise to Liens on the Borrowing Base Properties; (f) no Borrowing Base Property is part of a larger tract of Real Property owned by the Borrower or any other Group Member or otherwise included under any unity of title or similar covenant with other Real Property not owned by a Loan Party and each Borrowing Base Property constitutes a separate tax lot or lots with a separate tax assessment or assessments for such Borrowing Base Property and the Improvements thereon, independent of those for any other Real Property or improvements; (g) the current and anticipated use of the Borrowing Base Properties complies in all material respects with all applicable zoning ordinances, regulations, certificates of occupancy issued for the Borrowing Base Properties and restrictive covenants
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affecting the Borrowing Base Properties without the existence of any variance, non-complying use, nonconforming use, or other special exception, all use restrictions of any Governmental Authority having jurisdiction have been satisfied, and no violation of any Requirements of Law or regulation exists with respect thereto; (h) all certifications, permits, licenses and approvals, including without limitation, certificates of completion and occupancy permits, required for the legal use, occupancy and operation of the Borrowing Base Properties have been obtained are in full force and effect; (i) the Borrowing Base Properties, 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, are in good condition, order and repair in all material respects; there exists no structural or other material defects or damages in the Borrowing Base Properties, whether latent or otherwise, and Borrower has not received notice from any insurance company or bonding company of any defects or inadequacies in the Borrowing Base Properties, 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; and (j) all of the Improvements which were included in determining the appraised value of each Borrowing Base Property lie wholly within the boundaries and building restriction lines of such Borrowing Base Property, and no improvements on adjoining properties encroach upon the Borrowing Base Property, and no easements or other encumbrances upon the Borrowing Base Property encroach upon any of the Improvements, so as to materially affect the value or marketability of the Borrowing Base Property except those which are insured against by the applicable Title Insurance Policy.
4.27 Ground Leases . Each applicable Loan Party has delivered true and correct copies of each Acceptable Ground Lease to the Administrative Agent.
SECTION 5 CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
5.1 Conditions to Effectiveness . The effectiveness of this Agreement is subject to the satisfaction, prior to or on the Closing Date, of the following conditions precedent:
(a) Loan Documents . The Administrative Agent shall have received (i) this Agreement, executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer of the REIT and the Borrower, (ii) the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer of the REIT, the Borrower and each Subsidiary (other than any Excluded Subsidiary, any Excluded Foreign Subsidiary or any Subsidiary of an Excluded Foreign Subsidiary), (iii) a Mortgage covering each of the Borrowing Base Properties, executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer of each Loan Party thereto and (iv) an executed counterpart to this Agreement executed and delivered by each Lender.
(b) Blocked Account Control Agreements . The Administrative Agent shall have received deposit account control agreements in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent granting the Administrative Agent control for purposes of Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code or as necessary to perfect such security interest under any other applicable law (such agreements, each as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the Blocked Account Control Agreements ), executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer of each party a party thereto, covering each Lockbox Account.
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(c) IPO . The REIT shall have received gross proceeds of at least $200,000,000 from the initial public offering and the private placement of its common stock (the IPO ).
(d) Formation Transactions . The consummation of formation transactions described in the prospectus for the IPO, including the acquisition of assets contributed by entities owned by Hudson Capital, LLC, investment funds affiliated with Farallon Capital Management, L.L.C., an investment vehicle whose general partner is owned by investment funds managed by Morgan Stanley, including the Initial Borrowing Base Office Properties and Sunset Gower.
(e) Pro Forma Balance Sheet; Financial Statements . The Lenders shall have received (i) the Pro Forma Balance Sheet, (ii) audited consolidated financial statements of the Hudson Pacific Predecessor for the 2007, 2008 and 2009 fiscal years and (iii) unaudited interim consolidated financial statements of the Hudson Pacific Predecessor for each quarterly period ended subsequent to the date of the latest applicable financial statements delivered pursuant to clause (ii) of this paragraph as to which such financial statements are available; and such financial statements shall not, in the reasonable judgment of the Lenders, reflect any material adverse change in the consolidated financial condition of the REIT and its Subsidiaries, as reflected in the financial statements or projections delivered to the Agents and the Lenders prior to the Closing Date.
(f) Approvals . All governmental and third party approvals (including landlords and other consents) necessary in connection with the continuing operations of the REIT, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries and the transactions contemplated hereby shall have been obtained and be in full force and effect, and all applicable waiting periods shall have expired without any action being taken or threatened by any competent authority that would restrain, prevent or otherwise impose adverse conditions on the financing contemplated hereby.
(g) Appraisals . The Administrative Agent, the Arrangers and the Lenders shall have received a recent Appraisal for each Initial Borrowing Base Office Property and Sunset Gower and such documents shall be satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers and the Lenders in their sole discretion.
(h) Fees . The Lenders, the Arrangers and the Administrative Agent shall have received all fees required to be paid, and all expenses for which invoices have been presented (including reasonable fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel to the Agents), on or before the Closing Date. All such amounts will be either paid with (i) proceeds of Loans made on the Closing Date and will be reflected in the funding instructions given by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent on or before the Closing Date or (ii) proceeds from the IPO.
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(i) Solvency Analysis . The Lenders shall have received a reasonably satisfactory solvency analysis certified by the chief financial officer of the REIT which shall document the solvency of the REIT and its Subsidiaries considered as a whole after giving effect to the transactions contemplated hereby.
(j) Lien Searches . The Administrative Agent shall have received the results of a recent lien search in each of the jurisdictions in which Uniform Commercial Code financing statement or other filings or recordations should be made to evidence or perfect security interests in all assets of the Group Members, and such search shall reveal no liens on any of the assets of the Group Members, except for Liens permitted by Section 7.3.
(k) Environmental Matters . The Administrative Agent shall have received, with a copy for each Lender, an American Society for Testing & Materials ( ASTM ) compliant Phase 1 Environmental Site Assessment ( ESA ), and as may be recommended by any Phase 1 ESA, a copy also of an ASTM Phase II ESA, each dated no earlier than the date that is 12 months prior to the Closing Date for each Borrowing Base Property, prepared by an environmental consultant acceptable to the Administrative Agent, in form, scope and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, together with a letter or equivalent from the environmental consultant permitting the Agents and the Lenders to rely on the ESA as if addressed to and prepared for each of them. Each such Phase I ESA, or Phase II ESA as appropriate, shall identify no environmental condition reasonably likely to result in a Material Environmental Amount.
(l) Closing Certificate . The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate of each Loan Party, dated the Closing Date, substantially in the form of Exhibit C, with appropriate insertions and attachments.
(m) Legal Opinions . The Administrative Agent shall have received the following executed legal opinions:
(i) the legal opinion of Latham & Watkins, LLP, counsel to the REIT, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, in form and substance acceptable to the Administrative Agent; and
(ii) the legal opinion of local counsel in Maryland and California and of such other special and local counsel as may be required by the Administrative Agent.
Each such legal opinion shall cover such other matters incident to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement as the Administrative Agent may reasonably require and shall be addressed to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders.
(n) Pledged Stock; Stock Powers; Acknowledgment and Consent; Pledged Notes . The Administrative Agent shall have received (i) the certificates representing the shares of Capital Stock, if any, pledged pursuant to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, together with an undated stock power for each such certificate executed in blank by a duly authorized officer of the pledgor thereof, (ii) an Acknowledgment and
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Consent, substantially in the form of Annex II to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, duly executed by any issuer of Capital Stock pledged pursuant to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement that is not itself a party to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement and (iii) each promissory note pledged pursuant to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement endorsed (without recourse) in blank (or accompanied by an executed transfer form in blank satisfactory to the Administrative Agent) by the pledgor thereof.
(o) Filings, Registrations and Recordings . Each document (including, without limitation, any Uniform Commercial Code financing statement) required by the Security Documents or under law or reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent to be filed, registered or recorded in order to create in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a perfected Lien on the Collateral described therein, prior and superior in right to any other Person (other than with respect to Liens expressly permitted by Section 7.3), shall have been filed, registered or recorded or shall have been delivered to the Administrative Agent be in proper form for filing, registration or recordation.
(p) Title Insurance; Flood Insurance . (i) The Administrative Agent shall have received, and the title insurance company issuing the policy referred to in clause (ii) below (the Title Insurance Company ) shall have received, maps or plats of an as-built survey (each, a Survey ) of the sites of the Mortgaged Properties certified to the Administrative Agent and the Title Insurance Company in a manner reasonably satisfactory to them, dated a date reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Title Insurance Company by an independent professional licensed land surveyor reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Title Insurance Company, which maps or plats and the surveys on which they are based shall be made in accordance with the Minimum Standard Detail Requirements for Land Title Surveys jointly established and adopted by the American Land Title Association and the American Congress on Surveying and Mapping in 2005, and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, there shall be surveyed and shown on such maps, plats or surveys the following: (A) the locations on such sites of all the buildings, structures and other improvements and the established building setback lines; (B) the lines of streets abutting the sites and width thereof; (C) all access and other easements appurtenant to the sites; (D) all roadways, paths, driveways, easements, encroachments and overhanging projections and similar encumbrances affecting the site, whether recorded, apparent from a physical inspection of the sites or otherwise known to the surveyor; (E) any encroachments on any adjoining property by the building structures and improvements on the sites; (F) if the site is described as being on a filed map, a legend relating the survey to said map; and (G) the flood zone designations, if any, in which the Mortgaged Properties are located.
(ii) The Administrative Agent shall have received in respect of each Borrowing Base Property a mortgagees title insurance policy (or policies) or marked up unconditional binder for such insurance. Each such policy shall (A) be in an amount satisfactory to the Administrative Agent; (B) be issued at ordinary rates; (C) insure that the Mortgage insured thereby creates a valid first Lien on
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such Borrowing Base Property free and clear of all defects and encumbrances, except as disclosed therein; (D) name the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties as the insured thereunder; (E) be in the form of ALTA Loan Policy 2006 (or equivalent policies); (F) contain such endorsements and affirmative coverage as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request and (G) be issued by title companies reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (including any such title companies acting as co-insurers or reinsurers, at the option of the Administrative Agent). The Administrative Agent shall have received evidence satisfactory to it that all premiums in respect of each such policy, all charges for mortgage recording tax, and all related expenses, if any, have been paid.
(iii) Evidence as to whether any Borrowing Base Property is a Flood Hazard Property and if such Borrowing Base Property is a Flood Hazard Property, evidence of compliance with federally-mandated flood insurance requirements, including (1) the Borrowers written acknowledgment of receipt of written notification required pursuant to Section 208(e)(3) of Regulation H of the Board from the Administrative Agent (x) as to the fact that such Property is a Flood Hazard Property and (y) as to whether the community in which each such Flood Hazard Property is located is participating in the National Flood Insurance Program and (2) copies of insurance policies or certificates of insurance evidencing flood insurance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and naming the Administrative Agent as sole loss payee on behalf of the Secured Parties under a standard mortgagee endorsement, that (a) covers any parcel of improved Real Property that is encumbered by any Mortgage, (b) is written in an amount which is commercially available at a reasonable cost, and (c) has a term ending not later than the maturity of the indebtedness secured by such Mortgage or that may be renewed to such maturity date.
(iv) The Administrative Agent shall have received a copy of all recorded documents referred to, or listed as exceptions to title in, the title policy or policies referred to in clause (ii) above and a copy of all other material documents affecting the Mortgaged Properties.
(q) Estoppels; SNDAs . The Administrative Agent shall have received estoppels and subordination and nondisturbance and attornment agreements from all Tenants subject to a Major Lease for any Borrowing Base Property.
(r) Other Property Reports . The Administrative Agent, the Arrangers and the Lenders shall have received for each Initial Borrowing Base Office Property and Sunset Gower, in each case, reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers and the Lenders, a current property condition and structural reports and seismic reports.
(s) Insurance . (i) The Administrative Agent, the Arrangers and the Lenders shall be satisfied with the amounts, types and terms and conditions of all insurance maintained by the Group Members.
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(ii) The Administrative Agent shall have received insurance certificates satisfying the requirements of Section 5.3 of the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement.
(t) PATRIOT Act . The Lenders shall have received, sufficiently in advance of the Closing Date, all documentation and other information required by bank regulatory authorities under applicable know your customer and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including without limitation the United States PATRIOT Act.
(u) Related Agreements . The Administrative Agent shall have received, to the extent not previously delivered, true and correct copies, certified as to authenticity by the Borrower, a copy of any debt instrument, security agreement or other material contract to which the Group Members may be a party that in each case is listed on Schedule 7.2(d) (the Existing Indebtedness ).
(v) No Litigation . There shall exist no action, suit, investigation or proceeding, pending or threatened, in any court or before any arbitrator or governmental authority that purports to affect the Borrower and Guarantors in a materially adverse manner or any transaction contemplated hereby, or that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Borrower and Guarantors or any transaction contemplated hereby or on the ability of the Borrower and Guarantors to perform their obligations under the Loan Documents.
(w) No Material Adverse Effect . No event or condition shall have occurred since the date of the Borrowers and the Guarantors most recent audited financial statements delivered to the Administrative Agent which has or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(x) Representations and Warranties . Each of the representations and warranties made by any Loan Party in or pursuant to the Loan Documents shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Closing Date as if made on and as of such date, provided that, any representation and warranty that is qualified as to materiality, Material Adverse Effect or similar language shall be true and correct in all respects on such date.
(y) No Default . No Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing on the Closing Date.
5.2 Conditions to Each Extension of Credit . The agreement of each Lender to make any extension of credit requested to be made by it hereunder on any date (including, without limitation, its initial extension of credit) on or after the Closing Date is subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions precedent:
(a) Representations and Warranties . Each of the representations and warranties made by any Loan Party in or pursuant to the Loan Documents shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of such date as if made on and as of such date, provided that, (x) to the extent that any such representation or warranty relates to a specific earlier date, they shall be true and correct as of such earlier date, (y) to the extent
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that such representation or warranty relates to a Borrowing Base Property being removed from the Borrowing Base, the representation and warranties shall be true and correct without regard to such removed Borrowing Base Property, and (z) any representation and warranty that is qualified as to materiality, Material Adverse Effect or similar language shall be true and correct in all respects on such respective dates.
(b) No Default . No Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing on such date or after giving effect to the extensions of credit requested to be made on such date.
(c) Borrowing Base Certificate . The Administrative Agent shall have received and be satisfied in all respects with, a completed Borrowing Base Certificate as of the last day of the fiscal quarter for which financial statements are available and signed by a Principal Financial Officer.
(d) Total Asset Value . On or prior to the date of the initial extension of credit hereunder, the Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers and the Lenders a determination of the Total Asset Value (together with supporting detail) as of a recent date which shall be satisfactory to each of the Arrangers in their sole discretion.
Each borrowing by and issuance of a Letter of Credit on behalf of the Borrower hereunder shall constitute a representation and warranty by the Borrower as of the date of such extension of credit that the conditions contained in this Section 5.2 have been satisfied.
5.3 Conditions to the Addition of a Borrowing Base Property . (a) The addition of any Real Property (other than the Initial Borrowing Base Office Properties and Sunset Gower) as a Borrowing Base Property shall be subject to the satisfaction of each of the following conditions:
(i) such Real Property shall be an Eligible Borrowing Base Property;
(ii) the Administrative Agent shall have approved the addition of such Real Property as a Borrowing Base Property; and
(iii) if, at the time such Real Property is to be added as a Borrowing Base Property, (x) there are less than five Borrowing Base Office Properties or (y) such Real Property, after giving pro forma effect to the addition of such Real Property, would comprise more than 20% of the Borrowing Base, the Required Lenders shall have approved the addition of such Real Property (other than any Approved Borrowing Base Office Property and Sunset Bronson).
(b) Upon receipt by the Administrative Agent of all property level diligence materials (including, without limitation, historical operating statements and third party reports) for such Real Property from the Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall promptly distribute such materials to the Lenders (which distribution may be effected by posting such materials to an Intralinks or SyndTrak workspace). If the Administrative Agent does not receive a written notice from a Lender objecting to the inclusion of such Real Property as a Borrowing Base
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Property pursuant to Section 5.3(a)(iii) on or prior to the date that is ten Business Days from the date the Administrative Agent distributed such materials, the admission of such Real Property shall be deemed approved by such Lender.
(c) Upon the effectiveness of any new Real Property added as a Borrowing Base Property, the Borrower may deliver to the Administrative Agent an updated Borrowing Base Certificate giving pro forma affect to such new Borrowing Base Property as of the date of the most recent Borrowing Base Certificate previously delivered pursuant to Sections 5.2(c), 5.3, 5.4 and 6.12.
5.4 Conditions to the Release of a Borrowing Base Property . The release of any Borrowing Base Property at the request of the Borrower shall be subject to the satisfaction of each of the following conditions:
(a) if at any time there are less than five Borrowing Base Office Properties (or after giving effect to any release, there would be less than five Borrowing Base Office Properties), the consent of the Required Lenders is obtained to release such Real Property;
(b) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing on such date immediately prior to or after giving effect to the release of such Real Property from the Borrowing Base;
(c) the Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate of a Principal Financial Officer (x) certifying that after giving pro forma effect to the release of such Real Property from the Borrowing Base, the Total Revolving Extensions of Credit shall not exceed the Maximum Facility Availability and (y) containing all information and calculations necessary, after giving pro forma effect to the release of such Real Property from the Borrowing Base, for determining pro forma compliance with the provisions of Section 7.1 hereof;
(d) the removal occurs in connection with either (x) a sale, financing, or other transaction involving the Borrowing Base Property being removed from the Borrowing Base or (y) a transaction undertaken by the Borrower pursuant to which the removal of the Borrowing Base Property is necessary or advisable to facilitate such transaction;
(e) all representations and warranties in the Loan Documents are true and accurate in all material respects at the time of such release and immediately after giving effect to such release, (x) to the extent that any such representation or warranty relates to a specific earlier date, they shall be true and correct as of such earlier date, (y) to the extent that such representation or warranty relates to a Borrowing Base Property being removed from the Borrowing Base, the representation and warranties shall be true and correct without regard to such removed Borrowing Base Property, and (z) any representation and warranty that is qualified as to materiality, Material Adverse Effect or similar language shall be true and correct in all respects on such respective dates; and
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(f) the Administrative Agent shall have received an updated Borrowing Base Certificate giving pro forma affect to the release of such Borrowing Base Property from the Borrowing Base as of the date of the most recent Borrowing Base Certificate previously delivered pursuant to Sections 5.2(c), 5.3, 5.4 and 6.12.
SECTION 6 AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
The REIT and the Borrower hereby jointly and severally agree that, so long as the Revolving Credit Commitments remain in effect, any Letter of Credit remains outstanding or any Loan or other amount is owing to any Lender or any Agent hereunder, each of the REIT and the Borrower shall and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to:
6.1 Financial Statements . Furnish to each Agent and each Lender:
(a) as soon as available, but in any event within 90 days after the end of each fiscal year of the REIT, a copy of the audited consolidated balance sheet of the REIT and its consolidated Subsidiaries as at the end of such year and the related audited consolidated statements of income and of cash flows for such year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures as of the end of and for the previous year, reported on without a going concern or like qualification or exception, or qualification arising out of the scope of the audit, by Ernst & Young LLP or other independent certified public accountants of nationally recognized standing; and
(b) as soon as available, but in any event not later than 45 days after the end of each of the first three quarterly periods of each fiscal year of the REIT (or, in the case of the first quarter ending after the Closing Date, such later date as may be permitted by the SEC), the unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the REIT and its consolidated Subsidiaries as at the end of such quarter and the related unaudited consolidated statements of income and of cash flows for such quarter and the portion of the fiscal year through the end of such quarter, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures as of the end of and for the corresponding period in the previous year, certified by a Responsible Officer as being fairly stated in all material respects (subject to normal year-end audit adjustments);
all such financial statements to be complete and correct in all material respects and to be prepared in reasonable detail and in accordance with GAAP applied consistently throughout the periods reflected therein and with prior periods (except as approved by such accountants or officer, as the case may be, and disclosed therein).
6.2 Certificates; Other Information . Furnish to each Agent and each Lender, or, in the case of clause (e), to the relevant Lender:
(a) concurrently with the delivery of the financial statements referred to in Section 6.1(a), a certificate of the independent certified public accountants reporting on such financial statements stating that in making the examination necessary therefor no knowledge was obtained of any Default or Event of Default, except as specified in such certificate (it being understood that such certificate shall be limited to the items that independent certified public accountants are permitted to cover in such certificates pursuant to their professional standards and customs of the profession);
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(b) concurrently with the delivery of any financial statements pursuant to Section 6.1, (i) a certificate of a Responsible Officer stating that, to the best of such Responsible Officers knowledge, each Loan Party during such period has observed or performed all of its covenants and other agreements, and satisfied every condition, contained in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party to be observed, performed or satisfied by it, and that such Responsible Officer has obtained no knowledge of any Default or Event of Default except as specified in such certificate and (ii) (x) a Compliance Certificate containing all information and calculations necessary for determining compliance by the Group Members with the provisions of this Agreement referred to therein as of the last day of the fiscal quarter or fiscal year of the REIT, as the case may be, (y) to the extent not previously disclosed to the Administrative Agent, a listing of any Intellectual Property acquired by any Loan Party since the date of the most recent list delivered pursuant to this clause (y) (or, in the case of the first such list so delivered, since the Closing Date) and (z) any UCC financing statements or other filings specified in such Compliance Certificate as being required to be delivered therewith;
(c) as soon as available, and in any event no later than 65 days after the end of each fiscal year of the REIT, a detailed consolidated budget for the following fiscal year (including a projected consolidated balance sheet of the REIT and its Subsidiaries as of the end of the following fiscal year, and the related consolidated statements of projected cash flow, projected changes in financial position and projected income and a description of the underlying assumptions applicable thereto), and, as soon as available, significant revisions, if any, of such budget and projections with respect to such fiscal year (collectively, the Projections ), which Projections shall in each case be accompanied by a certificate of a Responsible Officer stating that such Projections are based on reasonable estimates, information and assumptions and that such Responsible Officer has no reason to believe that such Projections are incorrect or misleading in any material respect;
(d) within five days after the same are sent, copies of all financial statements and reports that the REIT or the Borrower sends to the holders of any class of its debt securities or public equity securities (including, without limitation, the Borrower Preferred Units) and, within five days after the same are filed, copies of all financial statements and reports that the REIT or the Borrower may make to, or file with, the SEC; and
(e) promptly, such additional financial and other information as any Lender may from time to time reasonably request.
6.3 Payment of Obligations . Pay, discharge or otherwise satisfy at or before maturity or before they become delinquent, as the case may be, all its material obligations of whatever nature, except where the amount or validity thereof is currently being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and reserves in conformity with GAAP with respect thereto have been provided on the books of the relevant Group Member.
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6.4 Conduct of Business and Maintenance of Existence; Compliance . (a)(i) Preserve, renew and keep in full force and effect its organizational existence and (ii) take all reasonable action to maintain all rights, privileges and franchises necessary or desirable in the normal conduct of its business, except, in each case, as otherwise permitted by Section 7.4 and except, in the case of clause (ii) above, to the extent that failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and (b) comply with all Contractual Obligations and Requirements of Law, except to the extent that failure to comply therewith could not, in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
6.5 Maintenance of Property; Insurance .
(a)(i) Maintain, preserve and protect all of its material Property and equipment necessary in the operation of its business in good working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted; (ii) make all necessary repairs thereto and renewals and replacements thereof except where the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; (iii) use the standard of care typical in the industry in the operation and maintenance of its facilities; and (iv) keep the Borrowing Base Properties in good order, repair, operating condition, and appearance, causing all necessary repairs, renewals, replacements, additions, and improvements to be promptly made, and not allow any of the Borrowing Base Properties to be misused, abused or wasted or to deteriorate (ordinary wear and tear excepted).
(b) Do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve, renew and keep in full force and effect its existence, rights, licenses, permits and franchises and comply with all Requirements of Law applicable to the Loan Parties and the Borrowing Base Properties (and the Improvements thereon and the use thereof), including, without limitation, building and zoning ordinances and codes and certificates of occupancy. There shall never be committed by any Group Member, and the Borrower shall not permit any other Person in occupancy of or involved with the operation or use of the Borrowing Base Properties to commit any act or omission affording the federal government or any state or local government the right of forfeiture against any Borrowing Base Property or any part thereof or any monies paid in performance of any Loan Partys obligations under any of the Loan Documents. The Borrower hereby covenants and agrees not to commit, permit or suffer to exist any act or omission affording such right of forfeiture. The Borrower shall at all times maintain, preserve and protect all franchises and trade names and preserve all the remainder of its property used or useful in the conduct of its business.
(c) The Borrower shall obtain and maintain, or cause to be maintained, insurance for the Group Members and the Borrowing Base Properties providing at least the following coverages:
(i) property insurance with respect to all insurable property, against loss or damage by fire, lightning, windstorm, explosion, hail, tornado and such additional hazards as are presently included in special form (also known as all-risk) coverage and against any and all acts of terrorism and such other insurable hazards as the Administrative Agent may require, (A) in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the full replacement cost (the Full Replacement Cost ) which for purposes of this Agreement shall mean actual replacement value (exclusive of costs of excavations,
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foundations, underground utilities and footings) with a waiver of depreciation; (B) containing an agreed amount endorsement waiving all co-insurance provisions; (C) providing for no deductible in excess of $25,000.00 for all such insurance coverage; provided however with respect to (i) named windstorm and earthquake coverage, providing for a deductible satisfactory to the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion (ii) flood coverage, providing for no deductible in excess of (1) $500,000 for buildings, (2) $500,000 for contents and (3) $100,000 for business interruption; and (D) if any of the Borrowing Base Properties or the use of the Borrowing Base Properties shall at any time constitute legal non-conforming structures or uses, coverage for loss due to operation of law in an amount equal to no less than a sublimit of $25,000,000, coverage for demolition costs and coverage for increased costs of construction. In addition, the Borrower shall obtain: (y) if any portion of any Borrowing Base Property is currently or at any time in the future located in a federally designated special flood hazard area, flood hazard insurance in an amount equal to the lesser of (1) the outstanding amount of the Obligations or (2) the maximum amount of such insurance available under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 (for purposes of this Section, FDPA ) or the National Flood Insurance Reform Act of 1994, as each may be amended or such greater amount as the Administrative Agent shall require, and (z) with respect to any Borrowing Base Property located in an area with a high degree of seismic activity, earthquake insurance in an amount not less than the product of the Probable Maximum Loss applicable to such Borrowing Base Property, as set forth in the seismic report prepared by a seismic engineer or other qualified consultant, multiplied by the replacement cost of the improvements less the amount attributable to the 5% deductible applicable to the total insured value at risk and in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent; provided that the insurance pursuant to clauses (y) and (z) hereof shall be on terms consistent with the comprehensive all risk insurance policy required under this subsection (i) ;
(ii) business income or rental loss insurance (A) with loss payable to the Administrative Agent (for the benefit of the Secured Parties); (B) covering all risks required to be covered by the insurance provided for in subsection (i) above; (C) in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the projected gross revenues from the operation of any Borrowing Base Property for a period of at least 24 months after the date of the Casualty; and (D) containing an extended period of indemnity endorsement which provides that after the physical loss to any Borrowing Base 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 365 days from the date that such Borrowing Base 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. The amount of such business income or rental loss insurance shall be determined prior to the date hereof and at least once each year thereafter based on the Borrowers reasonable estimate of the gross revenues from the Property for the succeeding 12 month period. All proceeds payable to the Administrative Agent (for the benefit of the Secured Parties) pursuant to this subsection shall be held by the Administrative Agent and shall be applied to the obligations secured by the Loan Documents from time to time due and payable hereunder; provided, however, that nothing herein contained shall be deemed to relieve the Borrower of its obligations to pay the obligations secured by the Loan
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Documents on the respective dates of payment provided for in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents except to the extent such amounts are actually paid out of the proceeds of such business income insurance;
(iii) at all times during which structural construction, repairs or alterations are being made with respect to any Borrowing Base Property, and only if such Borrowing Base coverage form does not otherwise apply, (A) owners contingent or protective liability insurance, otherwise known as Owner Contractors Protective Liability, covering claims not covered by or under the terms or provisions of the below mentioned commercial general liability insurance policy and (B) the insurance provided for in subsection (i) above written in a so-called builders risk completed value form (1) on a non-reporting basis, (2) against all risks insured against pursuant to subsection (i) above, (3) including permission to occupy any Borrowing Base Property and (4) with an agreed amount endorsement waiving co-insurance provisions;
(iv) comprehensive boiler and machinery insurance, if steam boilers or other pressure-fixed vessels are in operation, in amounts as shall be reasonably required by the Administrative Agent on terms consistent with the commercial property insurance policy required under subsection (i) above;
(v) commercial general liability insurance against claims for personal injury, bodily injury, death or property damage occurring upon, in or about any Borrowing Base Property, such insurance (A) to be on the so-called occurrence form with a combined limit of not less than $2,000,000.00 in the aggregate and $1,000,000.00 per occurrence; (B) to continue at not less than the aforesaid limit until required to be changed by the Administrative Agent in writing by reason of changed exposure 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) blanket contractual liability for all written contracts and (5) contractual liability covering the indemnities contained in Article 33 of the Mortgages to the extent the same is available;
(vi) automobile liability coverage for all owned and non-owned vehicles, including rented and leased vehicles containing minimum limits per occurrence of $1,000,000.00;
(vii) workers compensation and employees liability subject to the workers compensation laws of the applicable state;
(viii) umbrella and excess liability insurance in an amount not less than $50,000,000.00 per occurrence affording excess coverage on terms consistent with the commercial general liability, employer liability and automobile liability required under subsection (v), (vii), and (vii); and
(ix) upon 60 days written notice, such other reasonable insurance, including, but not limited to, sinkhole or land subsidence insurance, and in such reasonable amounts as Lender from time to time may reasonably request against such other insurable hazards
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which at the time are commonly insured against for property similar to the such Borrowing Base Property located in or around the region in which the such Borrowing Base Property is located.
(d) All insurance provided for in Section 6.5(c) hereof, shall be obtained under valid and enforceable policies (collectively, the Policies or in the singular, the Policy ), and shall be subject to the approval of the Administrative Agent as to insurance companies, amounts, deductibles, loss payees and insureds. The Policies shall be issued by financially sound and responsible insurance companies authorized to do business in the State and having a rating of A:VII or better in the current Bests Insurance Reports and a claims paying ability rating of A or better by at least two (2) of the Rating Agencies including, (i) S&P, (ii) Fitch, and (iii) Moodys, provided that, Borrower may request to obtain Policies from an insurance company not meeting such ratings, and which shall be subject to the approval of the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion. The Policies described in Section 6.5(c) hereof (other than those strictly limited to liability protection) shall designate the Administrative Agent as loss payee.
(e) Any blanket insurance Policy shall specifically allocate to each Borrowing Base Property the amount of coverage from time to time required hereunder and shall otherwise provide the same protection as would a separate Policy insuring only the Borrowing Base Property in compliance with the provisions of Section 6.5(c) hereof.
(f) All Policies provided for or contemplated by Section 6.5(c) hereof, except for the Policy referenced in Section 6.5(c)(vii) of this Agreement, shall name the Borrower as the insured and the Administrative Agent (for the benefit of the Secured Parties) as the additional insured, as its interests may appear, and in the case of property damage, boiler and machinery, flood and earthquake insurance, shall contain a so-called New York standard non-contributing mortgagee clause in favor of Administrative Agent (for the benefit of the Secured Parties) providing that the loss thereunder shall be payable to the Administrative Agent (for the benefit of the Secured Parties).
(g) All Policies shall contain clauses or endorsements to the effect that:
(i) no act or negligence of any Group Member, or anyone acting for the Group Members, 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 the Administrative Agent is concerned;
(ii) the Policy shall not be materially changed (other than to increase the coverage provided thereby) or canceled without at least 30 days written notice or 10 days notice in the case of non-payment of any premium, to the Administrative Agent and any other party named therein as an additional insured;
(iii) the issuers thereof shall give written notice to the Administrative Agent if the Policy has not been renewed 10 days prior to its expiration; and
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(iv) the Administrative Agent shall not be liable for any Insurance Premiums or retentions (including deductibles) of the Policies thereon or subject to any assessments thereunder.
(h) If at any time the Administrative Agent is not in receipt of written evidence that all insurance required hereunder is in full force and effect, the Administrative Agent shall have the right, without notice to the Borrower, to take such action as the Administrative Agent deems necessary to protect its interest in any Borrowing Base Property, including, without limitation, the obtaining of such insurance coverage as the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion deems appropriate after 10 Business Days notice to the Borrower if prior to the date upon which any such coverage will lapse or at any time the Administrative Agent deems necessary (regardless of prior notice to the Borrower) to avoid the lapse of any such coverage. All premiums incurred by the Administrative Agent in connection with such action or in obtaining such insurance and keeping it in effect shall be paid by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent upon demand and, until paid, shall be secured by the Mortgage and shall bear interest at the rate specified in Section 2.12(c)(ii).
(i) All Policies maintained, or caused to be maintained, with respect to any Borrowing Base Property, shall be primary without right of contribution from any other insurance that may be carried by the Administrative Agent and that all of the provisions thereof, except the limits of liability, shall operate in the same manner as if there were a separate policy covering each insured. If any insurer which has issued a Policy required under this Section 6.5 becomes insolvent or is the subject of any petition, case, proceeding or other action pursuant to any Debtor Relief Law, or if in the Administrative Agents reasonable opinion the financial responsibility of such insurer is or becomes inadequate, then the Borrower shall in each instance promptly upon its discovery thereof or upon the request of the Administrative Agent therefor, promptly obtain and deliver to the Administrative Agent a like policy (or, if and to the extent permitted by the Administrative Agent, acceptable evidence of insurance) issued by another insurer, which insurer and policy meet the requirements of this Section 6.5.
(j) All certificates of insurance evidencing the Borrowers compliance to the insurance required under this Section 6.5 shall be delivered to the Administrative Agent on or prior to the Closing Date, with all premiums fully paid current and each renewal or substitute policy (or evidence of insurance) shall be delivered to the Administrative Agent, with all premiums fully paid current (the Insurance Premiums ), within 10 days after the termination of the policy it renews or replaces.
6.6 Inspection of Property; Books and Records; Discussions . (a) Keep proper books of records and account in which full, true and correct entries in conformity with GAAP and all Requirements of Law shall be made of all dealings and transactions in relation to its business and activities and (b) permit representatives of any Lender to visit and inspect any of its properties and examine and make abstracts from any of its books and records at any reasonable time and as often as may reasonably be desired and to discuss the business, operations, properties and financial and other condition of the Group Members with officers and employees of the Group Members and with its independent certified public accountants.
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6.7 Notices . Promptly (unless otherwise specified below) give notice to the Administrative Agent and each Lender of:
(a) the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default;
(b) any (i) default or event of default under any Contractual Obligation of any Group Member or (ii) litigation, investigation or proceeding which may exist at any time between any Group Member and any Governmental Authority, that in either case, if not cured or if adversely determined, as the case may be, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;
(c) any litigation or proceeding affecting any Group Member (i) in which the aggregate actual or estimated liability of the Group Members is $5,000,000 or more and not covered by insurance, (ii) in which injunctive or similar relief is sought or (iii) which relates to any Loan Document;
(d) the following events, as soon as possible and in any event within 30 days after the Borrower knows or has reason to know thereof: (i) the occurrence of any Reportable Event with respect to any Plan, a failure to make any required contribution to a Plan, the creation of any Lien in favor of the PBGC or a Plan or any withdrawal from, or the termination, Reorganization or Insolvency of, any Multiemployer Plan or (ii) the institution of proceedings or the taking of any other action by the PBGC or the Borrower or any Commonly Controlled Entity or any Multiemployer Plan with respect to the withdrawal from, or the termination, Reorganization or Insolvency of, any Plan;
(e) as soon as any Group Member first obtains knowledge thereof,: (i) any Environmental Claim or other development, event, or condition that, individually or in the aggregate with other developments, events or conditions, could reasonably be expected to result in the payment by the Group Members, in the aggregate, of a Material Environmental Amount; and (ii) any notice that any governmental authority may deny any application for an Environmental Permit sought by, or revoke or refuse to renew any Environmental Permit held by, any Group Member, in each case including a full description of the nature and extent of the matter for which notice is given and all relevant circumstances;
(f) as soon as possible and in any event within five days after a Responsible Officer of the REIT or the Borrower has knowledge, or should have had knowledge thereof, of any development or event that has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;
(g) (i) any Casualty to the extent required by Section 6.15(b) and (ii) any actual or threatened Condemnation of any material portion of any Borrowing Base Property (including copies of any and all papers served in connection with such proceeding), any negotiations with respect to any such taking, or any loss of or substantial damage to any Borrowing Base Property;
(h) the failure of the REIT to maintain REIT Status;
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(i) any notice received by any Group Member with respect to the cancellation, alteration or non-renewal of any insurance coverage required by this Agreement to be maintained with respect to any Borrowing Base Property;
(j) if any required permit, license, certificate or approval with respect to any Borrowing Base Property that is material to the operation of such Borrowing Base Property lapses or ceases to be in full force and effect or claim from any Person that any Borrowing Base Property, or any use, activity, operation or maintenance thereof or thereon, is not in compliance with any Requirement of Law that would materially interfere with the use or operation of such Borrowing Base Property;
(k) (A) with respect to the Major Leases for the Borrowing Base Properties, (i) any Major Lease no longer being in full force and effect, (ii) the default by any Loan Party after notice and the expiration of all applicable cure periods in the performance of any material obligation under any Major Lease or the occurrence of any circumstance which, with the passage of time, or the giving of notice, or both, would constitute an event of default by any party under any of the Major Leases, (iii) subject to the Borrowers knowledge, the default by any Tenant after notice and the expiration of all applicable cure periods in the performance of any material obligation under any Major Lease, (iv) subject to the Borrowers knowledge, any action, voluntary or involuntary, pending against any Tenant under any Major Lease under any Debtor Relief Law, (v) the assignment of any Major Lease or the assignment, pledge or encumbrance of any rent or other amounts payable thereunder by any of the Loan Parties or any other Person, except with respect to the Liens in favor of the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties securing the Obligations, and (vi) any Tenant under any Major Lease having a right or option pursuant to such Major Lease or otherwise having a right to purchase all or any part of the leased premises or the building of which the leased premises are a part and (B) any Person having any possessory interest in the Borrowing Base Properties or right to occupy the same except under and pursuant to the provisions of the Leases;
(l) (i) any default by any Loan Party under any Acceptable Ground Lease, (ii) the occurrence of any material default by any ground lessor of which any Loan Party is aware or the occurrence of any event of which any Loan Party is aware that, with the passage of time or service of notice, or both, would constitute a material default by any ground lessor, and (iii) concurrently with the giving thereof, and within five Business Days of receipt thereof, copies of all material notices, other than routine correspondence, given or received by any Loan Party with respect to any Acceptable Ground Lease with respect to a Borrowing Base Property;
(m) after obtaining knowledge or receiving any notice of any action, proceeding, motion or notice being commenced or filed in respect of any ground lessor of all or any part of any Acceptable Ground Lease in connection with any case under the Bankruptcy Code or any other bankruptcy, reorganization or insolvency, which notice shall set forth any information available to such Loan Party as to the date of such filing, the court in which such petition was filed, and the relief sought in such filing and copies of any and all notices, summonses, pleadings, applications and other documents received by such Loan Party in connection with any such petition and any proceedings relating to such petition; and
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(n) within five Business Days of receipt thereof, copies of all notices and other correspondence relating to (i) the occurrence of any monetary or material non-monetary default or monetary or material non-monetary event of default under any Recourse Indebtedness, or any other default or event of default under any Recourse Indebtedness, the occurrence of which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, or (ii) the occurrence of any monetary or material non-monetary default or monetary or material non-monetary event of default under any Non-Recourse Indebtedness in excess of $10,000,000 which is secured by any Real Property (or the Capital Stock of the owner of such Real Property), or any other default or event of default under any Non-Recourse Indebtedness in excess of $10,000,000 which is secured by any Real Property (or the Capital Stock of the owner of such Real Property), the occurrence of which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Each notice pursuant to this Section shall be accompanied by a statement of a Responsible Officer setting forth details of the occurrence referred to therein and stating what action the relevant Group Member proposes to take with respect thereto.
6.8 Environmental Laws; ESAs . (a) Comply in all material respects with, and ensure compliance in all material respects by all Tenants and subtenants, if any, with, all applicable Environmental Laws, and obtain and comply in all material respects with and maintain, and ensure that all Tenants and subtenants obtain and comply in all material respects with and maintain, any and all licenses, approvals, notifications, registrations or permits required by applicable Environmental Laws.
(b) Promptly conduct and complete all investigations, studies, sampling and testing, and all remedial, removal and other actions required under Environmental Laws and promptly comply in all material respects with all lawful orders and directives of all Governmental Authorities regarding Environmental Laws.
(c) If any ESA or update delivered pursuant to Section 5.1(k) identifies a material Recognized Environmental Condition ( REC ), as defined under ASTM guidelines then in effect, the Borrower shall, within six months of the delivery of such ESA or update to the Administrative Agent, conduct such follow up testing, provide such reports, and take such other actions as required or approved by the applicable Governmental Authority to mitigate such REC.
(d) Within 30 days of completion of such actions required pursuant to subsections (b) and (c) above, the applicable Loan Party shall obtain and deliver to the Administrative Agent an ESA of the applicable Borrowing Base Property made after such completion and confirming to the Administrative Agents satisfaction that all required investigation and other action has been successfully completed.
(e) Keep the Borrowing Base Properties and other Real Property free of Materials of Environmental Concern to the extent such conditions could reasonably be expected to cause a Material Environmental Event.
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(f) Keep the Borrowing Base Properties and other Real Property free of any liens imposed pursuant to Environmental Law.
(g) Promptly deliver to the Administrative Agent a copy of any update to an ESA and each report pertaining to any Borrowing Base Property or to any Group Member prepared by or on behalf of such Group Member pursuant to any Environmental Requirement. Environmental Requirement shall mean any Environmental Law, agreement or restriction (including any condition or requirement imposed by any insurance or surety company) pertaining to Environmental Law.
(h) If (x) the Administrative Agent shall ever have reason to believe that a material violation of Environmental Law exists at or that any Materials of Environmental Concern materially adversely affects any Borrowing Base Property and other Real Property, or if any material Environmental Claim is made or threatened, (y) a Material Environmental Event occurs with respect to any Borrowing Base Property, or the Loan Parties become aware of any Material Environmental Event with respect to a Borrowing Base Property or (z) a Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, then if requested by the Administrative Agent, at Borrowers expense, deliver to the Administrative Agent from time to time, in each case within 30 days after the Administrative Agents request, an ESA prepared after the date of the Administrative Agents request. If any applicable Loan Party fails to furnish to the Administrative Agent such ESA within 30 days after the Administrative Agents request, the Administrative Agent may cause any such ESA to be prepared at Borrowers expense and risk, and each applicable Loan Party shall cooperate and provide access and information as requested. The Administrative Agent and its designees are hereby granted access to the Borrowing Base Properties at any time or times, upon reasonable notice (which may be written or oral), and a license which is coupled with an interest and irrevocable, to observe environmental conditions and compliance and as may be necessary to prepare or cause to be prepared such ESAs. The Administrative Agent may disclose to interested parties any information about the environmental condition or compliance of the Borrowing Base Properties, but assumes no obligation and shall be under no duty to disclose any such information.
6.9 Additional Collateral, etc . (a) With respect to any Property acquired after the Closing Date by any Loan Party (other than (w) any Real Property or any Property described in paragraph (b) or (c) of this Section, (x) any Property subject to a Lien expressly permitted by Section 7.3(h), 7.3(k) or 7.3(l), (y) any Property acquired by an Excluded Subsidiary or an Excluded Foreign Subsidiary and (z) any Excluded Asset (as defined in the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement)) as to which the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, does not have a perfected Lien, promptly (i) execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent such amendments to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement or such other documents as the Administrative Agent deems necessary or advisable to grant to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in such Property and (ii) take all actions necessary or advisable to grant to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a perfected first priority security interest in such Property, including without limitation, the filing of Uniform Commercial Code financing statements in such jurisdictions as may be required by the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement or by law or as may be requested by the Administrative Agent.
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(b) With respect to any new Subsidiary (other than an Excluded Foreign Subsidiary or Excluded Subsidiary) created or acquired after the Closing Date (which, for the purposes of this paragraph, shall include any existing Subsidiary that ceases to be an Excluded Foreign Subsidiary or Excluded Subsidiary, as applicable), by any Group Member, promptly (i) execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent such amendments to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement as the Administrative Agent deems necessary or advisable to grant to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a perfected first priority security interest in the Capital Stock of such new Subsidiary that is owned by any Group Member, (ii) deliver to the Administrative Agent the certificates representing such Capital Stock, if any, together with undated stock powers, in blank, executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer of such Group Member, (iii) cause such new Subsidiary (A) to become a party to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement and (B) to take such actions necessary or advisable to grant to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties a perfected first priority security interest in the Collateral described in the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement with respect to such new Subsidiary, including, without limitation, the filing of Uniform Commercial Code financing statements in such jurisdictions as may be required by the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement or by law or as may be requested by the Administrative Agent, and (iv) if requested by the Administrative Agent, deliver to the Administrative Agent legal opinions relating to the matters described above, which opinions shall be in form and substance, and from counsel, reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
(c) With respect to any new Excluded Foreign Subsidiary created or acquired after the Closing Date by any Group Member (other than any Excluded Foreign Subsidiaries), promptly (i) execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent such amendments to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement or such other documents as the Administrative Agent deems necessary or advisable in order to grant to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a perfected first priority security interest in the Capital Stock of such new Subsidiary that is owned by such Group Member (other than any Excluded Foreign Subsidiaries), ( provided that, in no event shall (x) more than 65% of the total outstanding Capital Stock of any such new Excluded Foreign Subsidiary be required to be so pledged and (y) any Capital Stock or assets of any Subsidiary (or other entity) owned by such new Excluded Foreign Subsidiary be required to be so pledged), (ii) deliver to the Administrative Agent the certificates representing such Capital Stock, if any, together with undated stock powers, in blank, executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer of such Group Member, as the case may be, and take such other action as may be necessary or, in the opinion of the Administrative Agent, desirable to perfect the Lien of the Administrative Agent thereon, and (iii) if requested by the Administrative Agent, deliver to the Administrative Agent legal opinions relating to the matters described above, which opinions shall be in form and substance, and from counsel, reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, provided that, in the event any Subsidiary ceases to be an Excluded Subsidiary as a result of the termination or lapse of the prohibition described in clause (ii) in the definition of Excluded Subsidiary, the Borrower shall cause the compliance with this Section 6.9(b) with respect to such Subsidiary on or prior to the date that is 60 days after such termination or lapse.
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6.10 Further Assurances . From time to time execute and deliver, or cause to be executed and delivered, such additional instruments, certificates or documents, and take such actions, as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request for the purposes of implementing or effectuating the provisions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, or of more fully perfecting or renewing the rights of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders with respect to the Collateral (or with respect to any additions thereto or replacements or proceeds thereof or with respect to any other property or assets hereafter acquired by the Borrower or any Subsidiary which may be deemed to be part of the Collateral) pursuant hereto or thereto. Upon the exercise by the Administrative Agent or any Lender of any power, right, privilege or remedy pursuant to this Agreement or the other Loan Documents which requires any consent, approval, recording, qualification or authorization of any Governmental Authority, the REIT and the Borrower will execute and deliver, or will cause the execution and delivery of, all applications, certifications, instruments and other documents and papers that the Administrative Agent or such Lender may be required to obtain from any Group Member for such governmental consent, approval, recording, qualification or authorization.
6.11 Appraisals . (a) For each Borrowing Base Property, the Required Lenders may request a new Appraisal for such Borrowing Base Property once during the term of this Agreement.
(b) If at any time the aggregate Occupancy Rate of the Borrowing Base Office Properties is less than 85%, the Administrative Agent shall have the right to request Appraisals for the Borrowing Base Office Properties (including an Appraisal of any related Specified Development Property) on a quarterly basis at such time.
(c) The Administrative Agent shall have the right to request an Appraisal for any Borrowing Base Property (including an Appraisal of any related Specified Development Property) on a quarterly basis from time to time if any of the following events has occurred and is continuing at the time of such request:
(i) if such Borrowing Base Property suffers a Material Environmental Event after the date of this Agreement; or
(ii) the Administrative Agent determines that such Borrowing Base Property has suffered a Material Property Event after the date such Borrowing Base Property was admitted into the Borrowing Base (or in the case of a Casualty, in respect of such Borrowing Base Property, is reasonably likely to become a Material Property Event).
6.12 Borrowing Base Reports . (a) Beginning with the quarter ended June 30, 2010, the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent (and the Administrative Agent shall thereafter deliver to each Lender), as soon as available and in any event concurrently with the delivery of the financial statements referred to in Sections 6.1(a) and (b), a completed Borrowing Base Certificate calculating and certifying the Borrowing Base as of the end of such quarter, signed on behalf of the Borrower by a Principal Financial Officer.
(b) Furnish to the Administrative Agent (and the Administrative Agent shall thereafter deliver to each Lender) as soon as practicable and in any event within five Business Days after any Disposition outside the ordinary course of business (including by way of Casualty or Condemnation) of any Collateral having a book value exceeding $2,000,000, an updated Borrowing Base Certificate calculating (on a pro forma basis, after giving effect to such
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Disposition and reflecting only the changes to the affected component of the Borrowing Base Property) and certifying such pro forma Borrowing Base as of the end of the most recent fiscal quarter for which a Borrowing Base Certificate was delivered pursuant to Section 5.2(c), 5.3, 5.4 or 6.12(a), as applicable. The Borrowing Base set forth in each Borrowing Base Certificate delivered with respect to each fiscal quarter occurring after the fiscal quarter covered by the updated Borrowing Base Certificate described in the preceding sentence and ending prior to any such Disposition shall be calculated on a pro forma basis, after giving effect to such Disposition.
6.13 Blocked Account Control Agreements . (a) Cause each Tenant to deposit all Rents in a Lockbox Account subject to a Blocked Account Control Agreement.
(b) Execute and deliver and cause each depository bank holding each Lockbox Account established after the Closing Date to execute and deliver Blocked Account Control Agreements covering each such Lockbox Account.
6.14 Taxes . (a) Each of the Group Members shall timely file or cause to be filed all Federal, state and other material tax returns that are required to be filed and shall timely pay all taxes shown to be due and payable on said returns or on any assessments made against it or any of its Property and all other material taxes, fees or other charges imposed on it or any of its Property by any Governmental Authority (other than any taxes the amount or validity of which are currently being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and with respect to which reserves in conformity with GAAP have been provided on the books of the applicable Group Member, as the case may be).
(b) The Loan Parties shall pay all taxes and Other Charges now or hereafter levied or assessed or imposed against any Borrowing Base Property or any part thereof as the same become due and payable. At the request of the Administrative Agent, each Loan Party will deliver to the Administrative Agent receipts for payment or other evidence satisfactory to the Administrative Agent that the taxes and Other Charges have been so paid or are not then delinquent no later than 10 days prior to the date on which the taxes or Other Charges would otherwise be delinquent if not paid. At the request of the Administrative Agent, each Loan Party shall furnish to the Administrative Agent receipts for the payment of the taxes and the Other Charges prior to the date the same shall become delinquent. Except Liens set forth in Sections 7.3(a), 7.3(b), 7.3(d) and 7.3(f), the Loan Parties 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 any Borrowing Base Property, and shall promptly pay for all utility services provided to each Borrowing Base Property.
6.15 Condemnation, Casualty and Restoration . (a) The Administrative Agent has the right (but not the obligation) to participate in any proceeding for the Condemnation of a Borrowing Base Property that would materially interfere with the use or operation of such Borrowing Base Property and to be represented by counsel of its own choice, and the applicable Loan Parties shall from time to time deliver to the Administrative Agent all instruments requested by it to permit such participation. Each applicable Loan Party shall, at its expense, diligently prosecute any such proceedings, and shall consult with the 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
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Condemnation or otherwise (including any transfer made in lieu of or in anticipation of the exercise of such taking), the Borrower shall continue to pay the Obligations at the time and in the manner provided for in this Agreement and the Obligations shall not be reduced until any award shall have been actually received and applied by the Administrative Agent, after the deduction of expenses of collection, to the reduction or discharge of the Obligations. All costs and expenses (including attorneys fees and costs) incurred by the Administrative Agent in connection with any Condemnation shall be a demand obligation owing by the Borrower (which the Borrower hereby promises to pay) to the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Agreement.
(b) If any Borrowing Base Property shall be damaged or destroyed, in whole or in part, by a Casualty, and either (i) the aggregate cost of repair of such damage or destruction shall be equal to or in excess of 5% of value as reflected in the most-recent Appraisal for such Borrowing Base Property or (ii) such Casualty is reasonably expected to cause a Material Property Event, give prompt notice of such Casualty to the Administrative Agent and in the case of clause (ii) above, the Administrative Agent shall have the right to request a new Appraisal pursuant to Section 6.11(c)(ii) and adjust the Borrowing Base. The applicable Loan Party shall pay or cause to be paid, all restoration costs whether or not such costs are covered by insurance. The Administrative Agent may, but shall not be obligated to, make proof of loss if not made promptly by the applicable Loan Party. If an Event of Default has occurred and is then continuing, then the applicable Loan Party shall adjust all claims for Insurance Proceeds in consultation with, and approval of, the Administrative Agent.
(c) The Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, shall be entitled to receive all sums which may be awarded or become payable to a Loan Party for the Condemnation of any Borrowing Base Property, or any part thereof, and any Insurance Proceeds of a Casualty and the applicable Loan Party shall, upon request of the Administrative Agent, promptly execute such additional assignments and other documents as may be necessary from time to time to permit such participation and to enable the Administrative Agent to collect and receipt for any such sums, provided that, in the event the Insurance Proceeds shall be less than $250,000, such Insurance Proceeds shall be paid by the insurance company directly to the Borrower and the Borrower shall use such Insurance Proceeds to commence and satisfactorily complete with due diligence the restoration of the applicable Borrowing Base Property in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. All such sums are hereby assigned to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and shall, after deduction therefrom of all reasonable expenses actually incurred by the Administrative Agent, including attorneys fees and costs, at the Administrative Agents option be (i) released to the applicable Loan Party, or (ii) applied to the restoration of the affected Borrowing Base Property, or (iii) applied to the payment of the Obligations in such order and manner as the Administrative Agent, in its sole discretion, may elect, whether or not due. Any amounts not applied in accordance with clause (i), (ii) or (iii) of the foregoing sentence shall be remitted to the applicable Loan Party. In any event the unpaid portion of the Obligations shall remain in full force and effect and the payment thereof shall not be excused. The Administrative Agent shall not be, under any circumstances, liable or responsible for failure to collect or to exercise diligence in the collection of any such sum or for failure to see to the proper application of any amount paid over to the applicable Loan Party.
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6.16 Ground Leases . (a) Each ground lease that is a Borrowing Base Property or a portion thereof, shall at all times be an Acceptable Ground Lease;
(b) within ten days after receipt of request by the Administrative Agent, the applicable Loan Party shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain from each ground lessor and furnish to the Administrative Agent the estoppel certificate of such ground 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;
(c) promptly execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Administrative Agent such instruments as may be required to permit the Administrative Agent to cure any default under any Acceptable Ground Lease or permit the Administrative Agent to take such other action required to enable the Administrative Agent to cure or remedy the matter in default and preserve the security interest of the Administrative Agent under the Loan Documents with respect to the applicable Acceptable Ground Lease and each Loan Party irrevocably appoints the Administrative Agent as its true and lawful attorney-in-fact to do, in its name or otherwise, any and all acts and to execute any and all documents that are necessary to preserve any rights of such Loan Party under or with respect to each Acceptable Ground Lease, including, without limitation, the right to effectuate any extension or renewal of such Acceptable Ground Lease, or to preserve any rights of such Loan Party whatsoever in respect of any part of such Acceptable Ground Lease (and the above powers granted to the Administrative Agent are coupled with an interest and shall be irrevocable);
(d) the actions or payments of the Administrative Agent to cure any default by any Loan Party under any Acceptable Ground Lease shall not remove or waive, as between such Loan Party and the Administrative Agent, the default that occurred under this Agreement by virtue of the default by a Loan Party under such Acceptable Ground Lease. All sums expended by the Administrative Agent to cure any such default in accordance with this Section 6.16 , shall be paid by Loan Party to the Administrative Agent, 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 the Administrative Agent. All such indebtedness shall be deemed to be Obligations secured by the Security Documents;
(e) if the applicable Loan Party shall default in the performance or observance of any term, covenant, or condition of any Acceptable Ground Lease on the part of such Loan Party and shall fail to cure the same prior to the expiration of any applicable cure period provided thereunder, then the 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 as may be appropriate to cause all of the terms, covenants, and conditions of such Acceptable Ground Lease on the part of such Loan Party to be performed or observed on behalf of such Loan Party and subject to the rights of Tenants under the Acceptable Ground Leases, the Administrative Agent shall have the right to enter all or any portion of the applicable Real Property at such times and in such manner as the Administrative Agent deems necessary, to prevent or to cure any such default, to the end that the rights of such Loan Party in, to, and under such Acceptable Ground Lease shall be kept unimpaired and free from default. If the landlord under any Acceptable Ground Lease shall deliver to the Administrative Agent a copy of any notice of default under such Acceptable Ground Lease, then such notice shall constitute full protection to the Administrative Agent for any action taken or omitted to be taken by the Administrative Agent, in good faith, in reliance thereon; and
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(f) notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement with respect to any Acceptable Ground Lease:
(i) the Lien of the related Mortgage attaches to all of such Loan Partys rights and remedies at any time arising under or pursuant to Subsection 365(h) of the Bankruptcy Code, including, without limitation, all of the Loan Partys rights, as debtor, to remain in possession of applicable Acceptable Ground Lease;
(ii) each Loan Party shall not, without the Administrative Agents prior written consent, elect to treat any Acceptable Ground Lease as terminated under subsection 365(h)(l) of the Bankruptcy Code. Any such election made without the Administrative Agents prior written consent shall be void;
(iii) as security for the Obligations, each Loan Party unconditionally assigns, transfers and sets over to the Administrative Agent all of such Loan Partys claims and rights to the payment of damages arising from any rejection by any ground lessor under the Bankruptcy Code. The Administrative Agent and each Loan Party shall proceed jointly or in the name of such Loan Party in respect of any claim, suit, action or proceeding relating to the rejection of any Acceptable Ground 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 any ground 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 Obligations shall have been satisfied and discharged in full. Any amounts received by the Administrative Agent or any Loan Party as damages arising out of the rejection of any Acceptable Ground Lease as aforesaid shall be applied to all reasonable costs and expenses of the Administrative Agent (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys fees and costs) 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, any Loan Party seeks to offset, against the rent reserved in any Acceptable Ground Lease, the amount of any damages caused by the nonperformance by the applicable ground lessor of any of its obligations thereunder after the rejection by such ground lessor of such Acceptable Ground Lease under the Bankruptcy Code, then such Loan Party shall not effect any offset of the amounts so objected to by the Administrative Agent. If the Administrative Agent has failed to object as aforesaid within ten days after notice from the Loan Party in accordance with the first sentence of this subsection, the Loan Party may proceed to offset the amounts set forth in Loan Partys notice; and
(v) if any action, proceeding, motion or notice shall be commenced or filed in respect of any ground lessor of all or any part of any Acceptable Ground Lease in connection with any case under the Bankruptcy Code, the Administrative Agent and the Loan Parties shall cooperatively conduct and control any such litigation with counsel
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agreed upon between the Loan Parties and the Administrative Agent in connection with such litigation. Each Loan Party shall, upon demand, pay to the Administrative Agent all reasonable costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys fees and costs) actually paid or actually incurred by the Administrative Agent 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 Mortgages.
6.17 Borrowing Base Property Covenants .
(a) Reports and Testing . (i) Deliver to the Administrative Agent copies of all material reports, studies, inspections, and tests made on the Borrowing Base Properties, the Improvements, or any materials to be incorporated into the Improvements and (ii) immediately notify the Administrative Agent of any report, study, inspection, or test that indicates any material adverse condition relating to the Borrowing Base Properties, the Improvements, or any such materials which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Property Event.
(b) Business Strategy . Maintain ownership of each Borrowing Base Property at all times consistent with the Borrowers business strategy, and each Borrowing Base Property shall at all times be of an asset quality consistent in all material respects with or better than the quality of Borrowing Base Properties owned by the Loan Parties as of the date hereof.
(c) Estoppels and SNDA Agreements . If on any date after the Closing Date, any Lease becomes a Major Lease, use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain executed estoppels and subordination, non-disturbance and attornment agreements (to the extent such Lease is not subordinated by its terms) from each Tenant party to such Major Lease. To the extent such estoppels or subordination, non-disturbance and attornment agreements cannot be obtained, provide the Administrative Agent reasonable evidence of the matters or issues preventing such agreements from being executed.
6.18 Matters Concerning Manager .
If (a) an Event of Default hereunder has occurred and remains uncured, (b) the Manager shall become insolvent or is the subject of any petition, case, proceeding or other action pursuant to any Debtor Relief Law or (c) a default occurs under the Management Agreement, the Borrower shall, at the request of the Administrative Agent, terminate the Management Agreement and replace the Manager with a Qualified Manager pursuant to a Replacement Management Agreement, it being understood and agreed that the management fee for such Qualified Manager shall not exceed then prevailing market rates.
SECTION 7 NEGATIVE COVENANTS
The REIT and the Borrower hereby jointly and severally agree that, so long as the Revolving Credit Commitments remain in effect, any Letter of Credit remains outstanding or any Loan or other amount is owing to any Lender or any Agent hereunder, each of the REIT and the Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly:
7.1 Financial Condition Covenants .
(a) Consolidated Leverage Ratio . Permit the Consolidated Leverage Ratio as of the last day of any fiscal quarter of the Borrower to exceed 60%.
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(b) Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio . Permit the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio for any period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Borrower (or, if less, the number of full fiscal quarters subsequent to the Closing Date) to be less than 1.75 to 1.00.
(c) Maintenance of Total Net Worth . Permit Total Net Worth as of the last day of any fiscal quarter to be less than the sum of (i) 85% of the Total Net Worth as of the Closing Date, plus (ii) 75% of net cash proceeds of any issuance or sale of Capital Stock by the REIT after the Closing Date.
(d) Consolidated Floating Rate Debt . Permit Consolidated Floating Rate Debt of at the last day of any fiscal quarter of the Borrower at any time to exceed 25% of the Total Asset Value on such date.
7.2 Limitation on Indebtedness . Create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Indebtedness, except:
(a) Indebtedness of any Loan Party pursuant to any Loan Document;
(b) Indebtedness of (i) the Borrower to any Subsidiary and (ii) any Subsidiary to the Borrower or any other Subsidiary; provided that, the aggregate amount of any Indebtedness of any Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party to any Loan Party shall not exceed $5,000,000 at any one time outstanding;
(c) Indebtedness (including, without limitation, Capital Lease Obligations) secured by Liens permitted by Section 7.3(h) in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $5,000,000 at any one time outstanding;
(d) Indebtedness outstanding on the date hereof and listed on Schedule 7.2(d) and any refinancings, refundings, renewals or extensions thereof (without any increase in the principal amount thereof (other than by the refinancing costs thereof including premiums and make-whole payments) or any shortening of the maturity of any principal amount thereof);
(e) Guarantee Obligations made in the ordinary course of business by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries of obligations of the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor;
(f) unsecured Recourse Indebtedness of the REIT and its Subsidiaries which (i) shall (other than the Bilateral Line of Credit) mature at least one year after the Revolving Credit Termination Date and (ii) shall not exceed on any date of determination, an amount equal to 15% of Total Asset Value on such date at any one time outstanding;
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(g) Non-Recourse Indebtedness of any Subsidiary that becomes a Subsidiary of the Borrower after the date hereof in accordance with Section 7.7(g), which exists at the time such Person becomes a Subsidiary; provided that, (x) such Indebtedness existed at the time of such acquisition and was not created in connection therewith or in contemplation thereof, and (y) the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent a pro forma Compliance Certificate (i) certifying that, immediately prior to and after giving effect to such additional Indebtedness, no Default or Event of Default shall exist and (ii) containing all information and calculations necessary, and taking into consideration such additional Indebtedness, for determining pro forma compliance with the provisions of Section 7.1 hereof
(h) Non-Recourse Indebtedness (other than Permitted Construction Financing) in respect of the Non-Recourse Subsidiary Borrowers that is secured by either (i) Real Property owned or leased by such Non-Recourse Subsidiary Borrowers and any related Property permitted by Section 7.3(k) or (ii) the Capital Stock of any Subsidiary of such Non-Recourse Subsidiary Borrower that is also a Non-Recourse Subsidiary Borrower, including, in either case, any refinancing of any Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 7.2(d); provided that, with respect to any of the foregoing Indebtedness:
(A) none of the Group Members provides credit support of any kind (including any undertaking, agreement or instrument that would constitute Indebtedness) or is directly or indirectly liable (as guarantor or otherwise), other than (i) any Subsidiary of the Borrower that is a direct or indirect parent or Subsidiary of such Non-Recourse Subsidiary Borrower or (ii) the Non-Recourse Parent Guarantor as guarantor (x) to the extent permitted by Section 7.2(j) for fraud, misrepresentation, misapplication of cash, waste, environmental claims and liabilities, prohibited transfers, violations of special purpose entity covenants and other circumstances customarily excluded by institutional lenders from exculpation provisions and included in separate guarantee or indemnification agreements in non-recourse financing of real estate or (y) to the extent otherwise permitted by Section 7.2(f); and
(B) as to which the lenders thereunder will not have any recourse to the Capital Stock or assets of the Group Members other than the assets securing such Indebtedness, additions, accessions and improvements thereto and proceeds thereof, the Capital Stock of the Non-Recourse Subsidiary Borrower that is the borrower under such Indebtedness or the Capital Stock of any direct or indirect parent of such Non-Recourse Subsidiary Borrower and, in the case of a Non-Recourse Parent Guarantor, recourse against such Non-Recourse Parent Guarantor for fraud, misrepresentation, misapplication of cash, waste, environmental claims and liabilities, prohibited transfers, violations of special purpose entity covenants and other circumstances customarily excluded by institutional lenders from exculpation provisions and included in separate guarantee or indemnification agreements in non-recourse financings of real estate, and Guarantee Obligations permitted by Section 7.2(f); and
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provided , further , that, (x) immediately prior to and after giving effect to the incurrence of such Indebtedness, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, and (y) after giving pro forma effect to such Indebtedness and the use of proceeds therefrom, the Borrower shall be in compliance with the provisions of Section 7.1 hereof. For the avoidance of doubt, if at any time following the Closing Date any Group Member acquires the remaining Capital Stock of any Joint Venture not owned by the Group Members on the Closing Date, any Real Property owned by such Joint Venture shall be included in clause (i) of this Section 7.2(h);
(i) Permitted Construction Financing of any Non-Recourse Subsidiary Borrower; provided that, with respect to any of the foregoing Indebtedness:
(A) none of the Group Members provides credit support of any kind (including any undertaking, agreement or instrument that would constitute Indebtedness) or is directly or indirectly liable (as guarantor or otherwise), other than (i) any Subsidiary of the Borrower that is a direct or indirect parent or Subsidiary of such Non-Recourse Subsidiary Borrower or (ii) the Non-Recourse Parent Guarantor as guarantor (x) to the extent permitted by Section 7.2(j) for fraud, misrepresentation, misapplication of cash, waste, environmental claims and liabilities, prohibited transfers, violations of special purpose entity covenants and other circumstances customarily excluded by institutional lenders from exculpation provisions and included in separate non-monetary completion guarantee or indemnification agreements in construction financing of real estate or (y) to the extent otherwise permitted by Section 7.2(f), including customary monetary completion and repayment guarantees; and
(B) as to which the lenders thereunder will not have any recourse to the Capital Stock or assets of the Group Members other than the assets securing such Indebtedness, additions, accessions and improvements thereto and proceeds thereof and, in the case of a Non-Recourse Parent Guarantor, recourse against such Non-Recourse Parent Guarantor for (x) fraud, misrepresentation, misapplication of cash, waste, environmental claims and liabilities, prohibited transfers, violations of special purpose entity covenants and other circumstances customarily excluded by institutional lenders from exculpation provisions and included in separate non-monetary completion guarantee or indemnification agreements in construction financing of real estate, and or (y) to the extent otherwise permitted by Section 7.2(f), including customary monetary completion and repayment guarantees;
provided , further , that, (x) immediately prior to and after giving effect to the incurrence of such Indebtedness, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, and (y) after giving pro forma effect to such Indebtedness and the use of proceeds therefrom, the Borrower shall be in compliance with the provisions of Section 7.1 hereof;
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(j) Permitted Limited Recourse Guarantees of Indebtedness permitted by Sections 7.2(h) and (i), provided that, the sum of, without duplication, (x) the aggregate amount of Permitted Limited Recourse Guarantees comprised of monetary completion or payment guarantees plus (y) the aggregate amount of Permitted Limited Recourse Guarantees required by GAAP to be reflected as a liability on the consolidated balance sheet of the Group Members shall not exceed the amount permitted to be incurred under Section 7.2(f) (together with all other Indebtedness incurred pursuant to such Section at such time) at any one time outstanding;
(k) unsecured Indebtedness incurred by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries to finance customary leasehold improvements required by the terms of, or as a condition to the entering into of, operating leases, subleases, licenses, occupancy agreements and rights-of-use entered into by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in their respective capacities as lessor or a similar capacity in the ordinary course of business;
(l) additional Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries not otherwise permitted hereunder in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $2,500,000 at any one time outstanding; and
(m) trade payables incurred in the ordinary course of the Group Members businesses.
7.3 Limitation on Liens . Create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien upon any of its Property, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, except for:
(a) Liens for taxes not yet due or that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, provided that adequate reserves with respect thereto are maintained on the books of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries, as the case may be, in conformity with GAAP;
(b) carriers, warehousemens, mechanics, materialmens, repairmens or other like Liens arising in the ordinary course of business that are not overdue for a period of more than 30 days or that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings;
(c) pledges or deposits in connection with workers compensation, unemployment insurance and other social security legislation;
(d) any attachment or judgment liens not resulting in an Event of Default under Section 8(h);
(e) deposits to secure the performance of bids, trade contracts (other than for borrowed money), leases, statutory obligations, surety and appeal bonds, performance bonds and other obligations of a like nature incurred in the ordinary course of business;
(f) easements, rights-of-way, restrictions and other similar encumbrances incurred in the ordinary course of business that, in the aggregate, are not substantial in amount and that do not in any case materially detract from the value of the Property subject thereto or materially interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries;
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(g) Liens in existence on the date hereof listed on Schedule 7.3(g) , securing Indebtedness permitted by Section 7.2(d), provided that, no such Lien is spread to cover any additional Property after the Closing Date and that the amount of Indebtedness secured thereby is not increased except as permitted by Section 7.2(d);
(h) Liens securing Indebtedness of the Borrower or any other Subsidiary incurred pursuant to Section 7.2(c) to finance the acquisition of fixed or capital assets, including Real Property, provided that (i) such Liens shall be created substantially simultaneously with the acquisition of such fixed or capital assets, (ii) such Liens do not at any time encumber any Property other than the Property financed by such Indebtedness and (iii) the amount of Indebtedness secured thereby is not increased;
(i) Liens created pursuant to the Security Documents;
(j) any interest or title of a lessor under any Lease entered into by the Borrower or any other Subsidiary in the ordinary course of its business and covering only the assets so leased;
(k) Liens on (x) fee-owned property or Real Property leases of the Non-Recourse Subsidiary Borrowers and any related Property (other than the Capital Stock of any Group Member that is not a Non-Recourse Subsidiary Borrower or a direct or indirect parent of a Non-Recourse Subsidiary Borrower) customarily granted or pledged by a borrower to its lender in connection with non-recourse real estate financing or construction financing, as applicable, including, without limitation, any personal property located on or related to such Property, any contracts, accounts receivables and general intangibles related to such Real Property and any Hedge Agreements relating to the Indebtedness, or (y) in the case of any Mortgage Financing, the Capital Stock of any Non-Recourse Subsidiary Borrower or a direct or indirect parent of a Non-Recourse Subsidiary Borrower (and, in each case, any proceeds from any of the foregoing) which Liens secure Indebtedness permitted by Sections 7.2(h) and (i), provided that, no such Lien shall encumber any Collateral;
(l) Liens securing Indebtedness of any Subsidiary that becomes a Subsidiary after the date hereof incurred pursuant to Section 7.2(g), which exists at the time such Person becomes a Subsidiary, provided that, (x) such Liens are created substantially simultaneously with the incurrence of such Indebtedness and (y) such Liens do not at any time encumber any Property other than the Property financed by such Indebtedness, other than, in each case, in connection with any consolidations of such Indebtedness; and
(m) Liens not otherwise permitted hereunder securing Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $2,500,000, provided that, no such Lien shall encumber any Collateral.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall any Lien be created, incurred, assumed or suffered to exist on Capital Stock of any Person that is the direct or indirect owner of any Borrowing Base Property, except Liens created pursuant to the Security Documents.
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7.4 Limitation on Fundamental Changes . Enter into any merger, consolidation or amalgamation, or liquidate, wind up or dissolve itself (or suffer any liquidation or dissolution), or Dispose of all or substantially all of its Property or business, except that:
(a) any Subsidiary of the Borrower may be merged or consolidated with (or liquidated or dissolved into) or into the Borrower ( provided that the Borrower shall be the continuing or surviving corporation) or with or into any Wholly Owned Subsidiary Guarantor ( provided that (i) the Wholly Owned Subsidiary Guarantor shall be the continuing or surviving corporation or (ii) simultaneously with such transaction, the continuing or surviving corporation shall become a Wholly Owned Subsidiary Guarantor and the Borrower shall comply with Section 6.9 in connection therewith);
(b) any Subsidiary of the Borrower may Dispose of any or all of its assets (upon voluntary liquidation, dissolution or otherwise) to the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor; and
(c) the Borrower and any Subsidiary of the Borrower may Dispose of any or all of its assets pursuant to Section 7.5(e) or (f).
7.5 Limitation on Disposition of Property . Dispose of any of its Property (including, without limitation, receivables and leasehold interests), whether now owned or hereafter acquired, or, in the case of any Subsidiary, issue or sell any shares of such Subsidiarys Capital Stock to any Person, except:
(a) the Disposition of obsolete or worn out property in the ordinary course of business;
(b) the sale of inventory in the ordinary course of business;
(c) Dispositions permitted by Section 7.4(b);
(d) the sale or issuance of any Subsidiarys Capital Stock to the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor;
(e) the Disposition of any Borrowing Base Property; provided that the Borrower shall have complied with each of the requirements set forth in Section 5.4; and
(f) the Disposition of other assets; provided that, for each such Disposition, the Administrative Agent shall have received (i) a certificate of a Principal Financial Officer certifying that after giving pro forma effect to the Disposition of such asset, the Total Revolving Extensions of Credit shall not exceed the Maximum Facility Availability and (ii) a pro forma Compliance Certificate (x) containing all information and calculations necessary, after giving pro forma effect to the Disposition of such asset, for determining pro forma compliance with the provisions of Section 7.1 hereof and (y) certifying that immediately prior to and after giving effect to such Disposition, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred or be continuing.
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7.6 Limitation on Restricted Payments . Declare or pay any dividend on, or make any payment on account of, or set apart assets for a sinking or other analogous fund for, the purchase, redemption, defeasance, retirement or other acquisition of, any Capital Stock of any Group Member, whether now or hereafter outstanding, or make any other distribution in respect thereof, either directly or indirectly, whether in cash or property or in obligations of any Group Member, or enter into any derivatives or other transaction with any financial institution, commodities or stock exchange or clearinghouse (a Derivatives Counterparty ) obligating any Group Member to make payments to such Derivatives Counterparty as a result of any change in market value of any such Capital Stock (collectively, Restricted Payments ), except that:
(a) any Subsidiary may make Restricted Payments to the Borrower or any Subsidiary;
(b) the REIT may make Restricted Payments in the form of common stock of the REIT;
(c) the REIT may make Restricted Payments to its direct or indirect owners during any four quarter period (and the Borrower may make Restricted Payments to the REIT, the holders of the Borrower Preferred Units and the Borrower Common Units, in each case, to the extent necessary to enable the REIT to make such Restricted Payments), not to exceed the greater of (x) such amount necessary to enable (disregarding the ability of the REIT to make consent dividends within the meaning of Section 565 of the Code) the REIT to maintain REIT Status, (y) 95% of the REITs Funds from Operations during such period and (z) such amount necessary to enable the REIT to avoid the imposition of income and excise taxes on the REIT; provided that, on the date of any such Restricted Payment pursuant to clauses (y) or (z), the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent a pro forma Compliance Certificate (A) certifying that, immediately prior to and after giving effect to such Restricted Payment, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, and (B) containing all information and calculations necessary, and taking into consideration such Restricted Payment, for determining pro forma compliance with the provisions of Section 7.1 hereof;
(d) the Borrower may make Restricted Payments to the REIT to permit the REIT to (i) pay corporate overhead expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business and (ii) pay any taxes which are due and payable by the REIT, the Borrower or any Subsidiary;
(e) the Borrower may make distributions with respect to its Borrower Preferred Units to the extent required by the Borrower LP Agreement as in effect on the Closing Date;
(f) the Borrower may redeem or repurchase the Borrower Preferred Units or the Borrower Common Units in an aggregate amount not to exceed $2,500,000 during the term of this Agreement, provided that, on the date of any such Restricted Payment, the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent a pro forma Compliance Certificate (A) certifying that, immediately prior to and after giving effect to such Restricted Payment, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, and (B) containing all information and calculations necessary, and taking into consideration such Restricted Payment, for determining pro forma compliance with the provisions of Section 7.1 hereof;
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(g) the Borrower may make redemption payments in cash with respect to the Borrower Common Units to the extent required by the Borrower LP Agreement as in effect on the Closing Date, provided that, on the date of any such Restricted Payment, the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent a pro forma Compliance Certificate (A) certifying that, immediately prior to and after giving effect to such Restricted Payment, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, and (B) containing all information and calculations necessary, and taking into consideration such Restricted Payment, for determining pro forma compliance with the provisions of Section 7.1 hereof; and
(h) any Joint Venture may make Restricted Payments pursuant to the terms of its joint venture agreement; provided that, such Restricted Payments shall be made (i) pro rata concurrently to each applicable Group Member in accordance with its relevant Ownership Percentage at the time of any such Restricted Payment, (ii) such Restricted Payments do not exceed the amount of such Joint Ventures obligations under its joint venture agreement and (iii) such Restricted Payments are required pursuant to the terms of such joint venture agreement.
7.7 Limitation on Investments . Make any advance, loan, extension of credit (by way of guaranty or otherwise) or capital contribution to, or purchase any Capital Stock, bonds, notes, debentures or other debt securities of, or any assets constituting an ongoing business from, or make any other investment in, any other Person (all of the foregoing, Investments ), except:
(a) extensions of trade credit in the ordinary course of business;
(b) Investments in Cash Equivalents;
(c) Investments arising in connection with the incurrence of Indebtedness permitted by Section 7.2(b), (e) and (k);
(d) loans and advances to employees of the REIT, the Borrower or any Subsidiaries of the Borrower in the ordinary course of business (including, without limitation, for travel, entertainment and relocation expenses) in an aggregate amount for the REIT, the Borrower and Subsidiaries of the Borrower not to exceed $500,000 at any one time outstanding;
(e) Investments (other than those relating to the incurrence of Indebtedness permitted by Section 7.7(c)) by the Group Members in the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower, provided that, (x) immediately prior to and after giving effect to such Investment, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, and (y) after giving pro forma effect to such Investment, the Borrower shall be in compliance with the provisions of Section 7.1 hereof;
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(f) REIT Permitted Investments and Investments in Sunset Bronson made prior to the Closing Date;
(g) Investments by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, consisting of Acquisitions; provided that the Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate of a Principal Financial Officer (i) certifying that after giving pro forma effect to such Acquisition, the Total Revolving Extensions of Credit shall not exceed the Maximum Facility Availability, (ii) containing all information and calculations necessary, after giving pro forma effect to such Investment, for determining pro forma compliance with the provisions of Section 7.1 hereof and (iii) certifying that immediately prior to and after giving effect to such Acquisition, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred or be continuing; and
(h) Investments not otherwise permitted hereunder in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $2,500,000.
7.8 Limitation on Optional Payments and Modifications of Organizational Documents . (a) Except as permitted by Section 7.6(f), make or offer to make any optional or voluntary payment, prepayment, repurchase or redemption of, or otherwise voluntarily or optionally defease, the Borrower Preferred Units, or segregate funds for any such payment, prepayment, repurchase, redemption or defeasance, or enter into any derivative or other transaction with any Derivatives Counterparty obligating any Group Member to make payments to such Derivatives Counterparty as a result of any change in market value of the Borrower Preferred Units; provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, the Borrower Preferred Units may be exchanged for or converted into Borrower Common Units or common stock of the REIT, (b) amend, modify or otherwise change, or consent or agree to any material amendment, modification, waiver or other change to, any of the terms of the Borrower Preferred Units (other than any such amendment, modification, waiver or other change which (i) would extend the date on which the holders of the Borrower Preferred Units are entitled to be redeemed at their option, or reduce the amount of the liquidation preference with respect to the Borrower Preferred Units, reduce the rate or extend the date for payment of preferred distributions thereon or relax any covenant or other restriction applicable to the Borrower Preferred Units and (ii) does not involve the payment of a consent fee of more than a de minimis amount), or (c) amend its organizational documents in any manner determined by the Administrative Agent to be adverse to the Lenders in any material respect (including any amendment, modification or supplement to the Borrower LP Agreement or any related agreement that in any manner that increases the redemption price applicable to the Borrower Preferred Units).
7.9 Limitation on Transactions with Affiliates . Except as disclosed on Schedule 7.9 enter into any transaction, including, without limitation, any purchase, sale, lease or exchange of Property, the rendering of any service or the payment of any management, advisory or similar fees, with any Affiliate (other than any Group Member) unless such transaction is (a) otherwise permitted under this Agreement, (b) in the ordinary course of business of such Group Member, as the case may be, and (c) upon fair and reasonable terms no less favorable to such Group Member, as the case may be, than it would obtain in a comparable arms length transaction with a Person that is not an Affiliate.
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7.10 Limitation on Sales and Leasebacks . Enter into any arrangement with any Person providing for the leasing by the REIT, the Borrower or any Subsidiary of real or personal property which has been or is to be sold or transferred by the REIT, the Borrower or such Subsidiary to such Person or to any other Person to whom funds have been or are to be advanced by such Person on the security of such property or rental obligations of the REIT, the Borrower or such Subsidiary.
7.11 Limitation on Changes in Fiscal Periods . Permit the fiscal year of the Borrower to end on a day other than December 31 or change the Borrowers method of determining fiscal quarters.
7.12 Limitation on Negative Pledge Clauses . Enter into or suffer to exist or become effective any agreement that prohibits or limits the ability of any Group Member to create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien upon any of its Property or revenues, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, to secure the Obligations or, in the case of any Guarantor, its obligations under the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, other than (a) this Agreement and the other Loan Documents; (b) any agreements governing any purchase money Liens or Capital Lease Obligations otherwise permitted hereby; (c) documentation evidencing Indebtedness permitted pursuant to Section 7.2(g); (d) any restrictions in connection with existing Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 7.2(d), Mortgage Financing or Permitted Construction Financing, including on the Capital Stock of the Subsidiary that is the borrower under such existing Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 7.2(d), Mortgage Financing or Permitted Construction Financing or any direct or indirect parent of such Subsidiary; and (e) single purpose entity limitations contained in charter documents for Excluded Subsidiaries, provided that, (i) in the case of clauses (b) and (c), such prohibition or limitation shall only be effective against the assets financed thereby and (ii) in the case of clause (d), such prohibition or limitation shall only be effective against the assets financed thereby and indirect transfers of the Capital Stock of the Subsidiary.
7.13 Limitation on Restrictions on Subsidiary Distributions . Enter into or suffer to exist or become effective any consensual encumbrance or restriction on the ability of any Subsidiary to (a) make Restricted Payments in respect of any Capital Stock of such Subsidiary held by, or pay any Indebtedness owed to, the Borrower or any other Subsidiary, (b) make Investments in the Borrower or any other Subsidiary or (c) transfer any of its assets to the Borrower or any other Subsidiary, except for such encumbrances or restrictions existing under or by reason of (i) any restrictions existing under the Loan Documents; (ii) any restrictions with respect to a Subsidiary imposed pursuant to an agreement that has been entered into in connection with the Disposition of all or substantially all of the Capital Stock or assets of such Subsidiary; (iii) restrictions with respect to a Person at the time it becomes a Subsidiary pursuant to any Indebtedness permitted pursuant to Section 7.2(g), provided that, such restrictions (x) were not entered into in contemplation of such Person becoming a Subsidiary and (y) such restrictions apply solely to such Person and its Subsidiaries; (iv) restrictions imposed by applicable law; (v) with respect to clauses (b) and (c) above, (A) restrictions pursuant to documentation evidencing Permitted Construction Financing or Mortgage Financing incurred by Subsidiaries that are not Guarantors, and (B) restrictions pursuant to any joint venture agreement solely with respect to the transfer of the assets or Capital Stock of the related Joint Venture; and (vi) any restrictions existing under an agreement that amends, refinances or replaces any
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agreement containing restrictions permitted under the preceding clauses (i) through (v), provided that, the terms and conditions of any such agreement, as they relate to any such restrictions are no less favorable to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, as applicable, than those under the agreement so amended, refinanced or replaced, taken as a whole.
7.14 Limitation on Lines of Business . Enter into any business, either directly or through any Subsidiary, except for those businesses in which the Group Members are engaged on the date of this Agreement or that are reasonably related thereto.
7.15 Limitation on Activities of the REIT . In the case of the REIT, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or any other Loan Document, (a) conduct, transact or otherwise engage in, or commit to conduct, transact or otherwise engage in, any business or operations other than those incidental to its ownership of the Capital Stock of the Borrower, (b) incur, create, assume or suffer to exist any Indebtedness or other liabilities or financial obligations, except (i) nonconsensual obligations imposed by operation of law, (ii) pursuant to the Loan Documents to which it is a party, (iii) obligations with respect to its Capital Stock, and (iv) Permitted Limited Recourse Guarantees permitted by Section 7.2(j), or (c) own, lease, manage or otherwise operate any properties or assets (including cash (other than cash received in connection with dividends made by the Borrower in accordance with Section 7.6 pending application in the manner contemplated by said Section) and cash equivalents) other than the ownership of shares of Capital Stock of the Borrower.
7.16 Limitation on Hedge Agreements . Enter into any Hedge Agreement other than Hedge Agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business, and not for speculative purposes, to protect against changes in interest rates.
7.17 REIT Status . Permit the REIT to fail to meet the requirements for REIT Status.
7.18 Borrower Tax Status . Permit the Borrower to become an association (or publicly traded partnership or taxable mortgage pool) taxable as a corporation for federal tax purposes at any time.
7.19 Borrowing Base Properties; Ground Leases . (a) Use or occupy or conduct any activity on, or allow the use or occupancy of or the conduct of any activity on any Borrowing Base Properties in any manner which makes void, voidable, or cancelable any insurance then in force with respect thereto or makes the maintenance of insurance in accordance with Section 6.5 commercially unreasonable (including by way of increased premium);
(b) Without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent, initiate or permit any zoning reclassification of any Borrowing Base Property or seek any variance under existing zoning ordinances applicable to any Borrowing Base Property or use or permit the use of any Borrowing Base Property in such a manner which would result in such use becoming a nonconforming use under applicable zoning ordinances or other Requirement of Law, in each case, in a manner that would materially interfere with the use or operation of such Borrowing Base Property;
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(c) Without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent, (i) except as permitted by Section 7.3(f), impose any material easement, restrictive covenant, or encumbrance upon any Borrowing Base Property, (ii) execute or file any subdivision plat affecting any Borrowing Base Property or (iii) consent to the annexation of any Borrowing Base Property to any municipality;
(d) Suffer, permit or initiate the joint assessment of any Borrowing Base Property (a) with any other real property constituting a tax lot separate from such Borrowing Base Property, and (b) which constitutes real property with any portion of such Borrowing Base 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 such real property portion of such Borrowing Base Property;
(e) Without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent, permit any drilling or exploration for or extraction, removal or production of any mineral, hydrocarbon, gas, natural element, compound or substance (including sand and gravel) from the surface or subsurface of any Borrowing Base Property regardless of the depth thereof or the method of mining or extraction thereof;
(f) Without the prior consent of the Administrative Agent, surrender the leasehold estate created by any Acceptable Ground Lease or terminate or cancel any Acceptable Ground Lease or modify, change, supplement, alter, or amend any Acceptable Ground Lease, either orally or in writing, in each case, except as would not cause such Acceptable Ground Lease to fail to qualify as an Acceptable Ground Lease;
(g) Without the prior consent of the Administrative Agent, fail to exercise any option or right to renew or extend the term of any Acceptable Ground Lease in accordance with the terms of such Acceptable Ground Lease, and shall give prompt written notice to Lender and shall execute, acknowledge, deliver and record any document requested by the Administrative Agent to evidence the Lien of the related Mortgage on such extended or renewed lease term, in each case, except as would not cause such Acceptable Ground Lease to fail to qualify as an Acceptable Ground Lease; provided , that, the Loan Parties shall not be required to exercise any particular option or right to renew or extend to the extent the Loan Parties shall have received the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent (which consent may be withheld by the Administrative Agent in its sole and absolute discretion and which consent shall not be necessary to the extent such failure to exercise such right would not cause such Acceptable Ground Lease to fail to qualify as an Acceptable Ground Lease) allowing the Loan Parties to forego exercising such option or right to renew or extend;
(h) Waive, excuse, condone or in any way release or discharge any ground lessor of or from such ground lessors material obligations, covenants and/or conditions under the applicable Acceptable Ground Lease without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent, in each case, except as would not cause such Acceptable Ground Lease to fail to qualify as an Acceptable Ground Lease;
(i) Notwithstanding anything contained in any Acceptable Ground Lease to the contrary, without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent, sublet any portion of any Borrowing Base Property held pursuant to an Acceptable Ground Lease, except as would not cause such Acceptable Ground Lease to fail to qualify as an Acceptable Ground Lease;
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(j) Enter into any Contractual Obligations related to any Borrowing Base Property providing for the payment of a management fee (or any other similar fee) to anyone other than a Group Member, unless such fee is subordinated to the Obligations in a manner satisfactory to the Administrative Agent; or
(k) Any acquisition of any ground lessors interest in any Acceptable Ground Lease by any Group Member shall be accomplished by the Group Member in such a manner so as to avoid a merger of the interests of lessor and lessee in such Acceptable Ground Lease, unless consent to such merger is granted by the Administrative Agent.
7.20 Environmental Matters . (a) Cause, commit, permit, or allow to continue (i) any violation of any Environmental Requirement which could reasonably be expected to cause a Material Property Event or have a Material Adverse Effect: (A) by any Group Member or by any Person; and (B) by or with respect to any Borrowing Base Property or any use of or condition or activity on any Real Property, or (ii) the attachment of any environmental Liens on any Borrowing Base Property.
(b) Place, install, dispose of, or release, or cause, permit, or allow the placing, installation, disposal, spilling, leaking, dumping, or release of, any Materials of Environmental Concern or storage tank (or similar vessel) on any Real Property; provided that, any Materials of Environmental Concern or storage tank (or similar vessel) disclosed in the ESA or otherwise permitted pursuant to any Lease affecting any Borrowing Base Property shall be permitted on any Borrowing Base Property so long as such Materials of Environmental Concern or storage tanks (or similar vessels) are maintained in compliance with all applicable Environmental Requirements.
SECTION 8 EVENTS OF DEFAULT
If any of the following events shall occur and be continuing:
(a) the Borrower shall fail to pay any principal of any Loan or Reimbursement Obligation when due in accordance with the terms hereof; or the Borrower shall fail to pay any interest on any Loan or Reimbursement Obligation, or any other amount payable hereunder or under any other Loan Document, within five days after any such interest or other amount becomes due in accordance with the terms hereof or thereof; or
(b) any representation or warranty made or deemed made by any Loan Party herein or in any other Loan Document, in any Borrowing Base Certificate, or that is contained in any certificate, document or financial or other statement furnished by it at any time under or in connection with this Agreement or any such other Loan Document shall prove to have been inaccurate in any material respect on or as of the date made or deemed made or furnished; or
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(c) (i) any Loan Party shall default in the observance or performance of any agreement contained in clause (i) or (ii) of Section 6.4(a) (with respect to the REIT and the Borrower only), Section 6.7(a) or Section 7, or in Section 5 of the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement or (ii) an Event of Default under and as defined in any Mortgage shall have occurred and be continuing; or
(d) any Loan Party shall default in the observance or performance of any other agreement contained in this Agreement or any other Loan Document (other than as provided in paragraphs (a) through (c) of this Section), and such default shall continue unremedied for a period of 30 days; or
(e) any Group Member shall (i) default in making any payment of any principal of any Indebtedness (including, without limitation, any Guarantee Obligation, but excluding the Loans and Reimbursement Obligations), on the scheduled or original due date with respect thereto; or (ii) default in making any payment of any interest on any such Indebtedness beyond the period of grace, if any, provided in the instrument or agreement under which such Indebtedness was created; or (iii) default in the observance or performance of any other agreement or condition relating to any such Indebtedness or contained in any instrument or agreement evidencing, securing or relating thereto, or any other event shall occur or condition exist, the effect of which default or other event or condition is to cause, or to permit the holder or beneficiary of such Indebtedness (or a trustee or agent on behalf of such holder or beneficiary) to cause, with the giving of notice if required, such Indebtedness to become due prior to its stated maturity or to become subject to a mandatory offer to purchase by the obligor thereunder or (in the case of any such Indebtedness constituting a Guarantee Obligation) to become payable; provided that, (x) a default, event or condition described in clause (i), (ii) or (iii) of this paragraph (e) shall not at any time constitute an Event of Default unless, at such time, one or more defaults, events or conditions of the type described in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) of this paragraph (e) shall have occurred and be continuing with respect to Indebtedness having an aggregate principal amount (including undrawn committed or available amounts and including amounts owing to all creditors under any combined or syndicated credit arrangement) of which exceeds in the aggregate the Threshold Amount, and (y) solely with respect to any Non-Recourse Indebtedness, a default, event or condition described in clause (iii) of this paragraph (e) with respect to any Non-Recourse Indebtedness shall not at any time constitute an Event of Default unless at such time, the lenders thereunder have caused such Non-Recourse Indebtedness to become due prior to its stated maturity or the applicable Group Members have otherwise commenced negotiations with such lenders with respect to a deed-in-lieu or other settlement of all or substantially all of the obligations under such Non-Recourse Indebtedness; or
(f) (i) any Group Member shall commence any case, proceeding or other action (A) under any existing or future law of any jurisdiction, domestic or foreign, relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or relief of debtors, seeking to have an order for relief entered with respect to it, or seeking to adjudicate it a bankrupt or insolvent, or seeking reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, winding-up, liquidation, dissolution, composition or other relief with respect to it or its debts, or (B) seeking appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, conservator or other similar official for it or
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for all or any substantial part of its assets, or any Group Member shall make a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors; or (ii) there shall be commenced against any Group Member any case, proceeding or other action of a nature referred to in clause (i) above that (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 60 days; or (iii) there shall be commenced against any Group Member 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 that results in the entry of an order for any such relief that shall not have been vacated, discharged, or stayed or bonded pending appeal within 60 days from the entry thereof; or (iv) any Group Member shall take any action in furtherance of, or indicating its consent to, approval of, or acquiescence in, any of the acts set forth in clause (i), (ii), or (iii) above; or (v) any Group Member shall generally not, or shall be unable to, or shall admit in writing its inability to, pay its debts as they become due; or
(g) (i) any Person shall engage in any prohibited transaction (as defined in Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code) involving any Plan, (ii) any failure to satisfy the minimum funding standard of Section 412 of the Code and Section 302 of ERISA, whether or not waived, shall exist with respect to any Single Employer Plan or Multiemployer Plan, or any Lien in favor of the PBGC or a Plan shall arise on the assets of the Borrower or any Commonly Controlled Entity, (iii) a Reportable Event shall occur with respect to, or proceedings shall commence to have a trustee appointed, or a trustee shall be appointed, to administer or to terminate any Single Employer Plan, which Reportable Event or commencement of proceedings or appointment of a trustee would reasonably be expected to result in the termination of such Plan for purposes of Title IV of ERISA, (iv) any Single Employer Plan shall terminate for purposes of Title IV of ERISA, or (v) the Borrower or any Commonly Controlled Entity shall incur, or reasonably be expected to incur, any liability in connection with a withdrawal from, or the Insolvency or Reorganization of a Multiemployer Plan; and in each case in clauses (i) through (v) above, such event or condition, together with all other such events or conditions, if any, would, in the sole judgment of the Required Lenders, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; or
(h) one or more judgments or decrees shall be entered against any Group Member involving for the Group Members taken as a whole a liability (not paid or fully covered by insurance as to which the relevant insurance company has acknowledged coverage) of $5,000,000 or more, and all such judgments or decrees shall not have been vacated, discharged, stayed or bonded pending appeal within 30 days from the entry thereof; or
(i) any of the Security Documents shall cease, for any reason (other than by reason of the express release thereof pursuant to Section 10.15), to be in full force and effect, or any Loan Party or any Affiliate of any Loan Party shall so assert, or any Lien created by any of the Security Documents shall cease to be enforceable and of the same effect and priority purported to be created thereby; or
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(j) the guarantee contained in Section 2 of the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement shall cease, for any reason (other than by reason of the express release thereof pursuant to Section 10.15), to be in full force and effect or any Loan Party or any Affiliate of any Loan Party shall so assert; or
(k) any Change of Control shall occur;
then, and in any such event, (a) if such event is an Event of Default specified in clause (i) or (ii) of paragraph (f) above with respect to the Borrower, automatically the Revolving Credit Commitments shall immediately terminate and the Loans hereunder (with accrued interest thereon) and all other amounts owing under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (including, without limitation, all amounts of L/C Obligations, whether or not the beneficiaries of the then outstanding Letters of Credit shall have presented the documents required thereunder) shall immediately become due and payable, and (b) if such event is any other Event of Default, either or both of the following actions may be taken: (i) with the consent of the Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent may, or upon the request of the Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent shall, by notice to the Borrower declare the Revolving Credit Commitments to be terminated forthwith, whereupon the Revolving Credit Commitments shall immediately terminate; and (ii) with the consent of the Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent may, or upon the request of the Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent shall, by notice to the Borrower, declare the Loans hereunder (with accrued interest thereon) and all other amounts owing under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (including, without limitation, all amounts of L/C Obligations, whether or not the beneficiaries of the then outstanding Letters of Credit shall have presented the documents required thereunder) to be due and payable forthwith, whereupon the same shall immediately become due and payable. In the case of all Letters of Credit with respect to which presentment for honor shall not have occurred at the time of an acceleration pursuant to this paragraph, the Borrower shall at such time deposit in a cash collateral account opened by the Administrative Agent an amount equal to the aggregate then undrawn and unexpired face amount of such Letters of Credit. Amounts held in such cash collateral account shall be applied by the Administrative Agent to the payment of drafts drawn under such Letters of Credit, and the unused portion thereof after all such Letters of Credit shall have expired or been fully drawn upon, if any, shall be applied to repay other obligations of the Borrower hereunder and under the other Loan Documents. After all such Letters of Credit shall have expired or been fully drawn upon, all Reimbursement Obligations shall have been satisfied and all other obligations of the Borrower hereunder and under the other Loan Documents shall have been paid in full, the balance, if any, in such cash collateral account shall be returned to the Borrower (or such other Person as may be lawfully entitled thereto).
SECTION 9 THE AGENTS
9.1 Appointment . Each Lender hereby irrevocably designates and appoints the Agents as the agents of such Lender under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and each Lender irrevocably authorizes each Agent, in such capacity, to take such action on its behalf under the provisions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly delegated to such Agent by the terms of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, together with such other powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary elsewhere in this
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Agreement, no Agent shall have any duties or responsibilities, except those expressly set forth herein, or any fiduciary relationship with any Lender, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into this Agreement or any other Loan Document or otherwise exist against any Agent.
9.2 Delegation of Duties . Each Agent may execute any of its duties under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents by or through agents or attorneys-in-fact and shall be entitled to advice of counsel concerning all matters pertaining to such duties. No Agent shall be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any agents or attorneys-in-fact selected by it with reasonable care.
9.3 Exculpatory Provisions . Neither any Agent nor any of its officers, directors, employees, agents, attorneys-in-fact or affiliates shall be (i) liable for any action lawfully taken or omitted to be taken by it or such Person under or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document (except to the extent that any of the foregoing are found by a final and nonappealable decision of a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from its or such Persons own gross negligence or willful misconduct) or (ii) responsible in any manner to any of the Lenders for any recitals, statements, representations or warranties made by any Loan Party or any officer thereof contained in this Agreement or any other Loan Document or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by the Agents under or in connection with, this Agreement or any other Loan Document or for the value, validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement or any other Loan Document or for any failure of any Loan Party to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder. The Agents shall not be under any obligation to any Lender to ascertain or to inquire as to the observance or performance of any of the agreements contained in, or conditions of, this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or to inspect the properties, books or records of any Loan Party.
9.4 Reliance by Agents . Each Agent shall be entitled to rely, and shall be fully protected in relying, upon any instrument, writing, resolution, notice, consent, certificate, affidavit, letter, telecopy, telex or teletype message, statement, order or other document or conversation believed by it to be genuine and correct and to have been signed, sent or made by the proper Person or Persons and upon advice and statements of legal counsel (including, without limitation, counsel to the Loan Parties), independent accountants and other experts selected by such Agent. The Agents may deem and treat the payee of any Note as the owner thereof for all purposes unless such Note shall have been transferred in accordance with Section 10.6 and all actions required by such Section in connection with such transfer shall have been taken. Each Agent shall be fully justified in failing or refusing to take any action under this Agreement or any other Loan Document unless it shall first receive such advice or concurrence of the Required Lenders (or, if so specified by this Agreement, all Lenders or any other instructing group of Lenders specified by this Agreement) as it deems appropriate or it shall first be indemnified to its satisfaction by the Lenders against any and all liability and expense that may be incurred by it by reason of taking or continuing to take any such action. Each Agent shall in all cases be fully protected in acting, or in refraining from acting, under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents in accordance with a request of the Required Lenders (or, if so specified by this Agreement, all Lenders or any other instructing group of Lenders specified by this Agreement), and such request and any action taken or failure to act pursuant thereto shall be binding upon all the Lenders and all future holders of the Loans.
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9.5 Notice of Default . No Agent shall be deemed to have knowledge or notice of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default hereunder unless such Agent shall have received notice from a Lender, the REIT, or the Borrower referring to this Agreement, describing such Default or Event of Default and stating that such notice is a notice of default. In the event that the Administrative Agent shall receive such a notice, the Administrative Agent shall give notice thereof to the Lenders. The Administrative Agent shall take such action with respect to such Default or Event of Default as shall be reasonably directed by the Required Lenders (or, if so specified by this Agreement, all Lenders or any other instructing group of Lenders specified by this Agreement); provided that unless and until the Administrative Agent shall have received such directions, the Administrative Agent may (but shall not be obligated to) take such action, or refrain from taking such action, with respect to such Default or Event of Default as it shall deem advisable in the best interests of the Lenders.
9.6 Non-Reliance on Agents and Other Lenders . Each Lender expressly acknowledges that neither any of the Agents nor any of their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, attorneys-in-fact or affiliates have made any representations or warranties to it and that no act by any Agent hereafter taken, including any review of the affairs of a Loan Party or any affiliate of a Loan Party, shall be deemed to constitute any representation or warranty by any Agent to any Lender. Each Lender represents to the Agents that it has, independently and without reliance upon any Agent or any other Lender, and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own appraisal of and investigation into the business, operations, property, financial and other condition and creditworthiness of the Loan Parties and their affiliates and made its own decision to make its Loans hereunder and enter into this Agreement. Each Lender also represents that it will, independently and without reliance upon any Agent or any other Lender, and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit analysis, appraisals and decisions in taking or not taking action under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and to make such investigation as it deems necessary to inform itself as to the business, operations, property, financial and other condition and creditworthiness of the Loan Parties and their affiliates. Except for notices, reports and other documents expressly required to be furnished to the Lenders by the Administrative Agent hereunder, no Agent shall have any duty or responsibility to provide any Lender with any credit or other information concerning the business, operations, property, condition (financial or otherwise), prospects or creditworthiness of any Loan Party or any affiliate of a Loan Party that may come into the possession of such Agent or any of its officers, directors, employees, agents, attorneys-in-fact or affiliates.
9.7 Indemnification . The Lenders agree to indemnify each Agent in its capacity as such (to the extent not reimbursed by the REIT or the Borrower and without limiting the obligation of the REIT or the Borrower to do so), ratably according to their respective Revolving Credit Percentages in effect on the date on which indemnification is sought under this Section (or, if indemnification is sought after the date upon which the Revolving Credit Commitments shall have terminated and the Loans shall have been paid in full, ratably in accordance with such Revolving Credit Percentages immediately prior to such date), for, and to
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save each Agent harmless from and against, any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind whatsoever that may at any time (including, without limitation, at any time following the payment of the Loans) be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against such Agent in any way relating to or arising out of, the Revolving Credit Commitments, this Agreement, any of the other Loan Documents or any documents contemplated by or referred to herein or therein or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby or any action taken or omitted by such Agent under or in connection with any of the foregoing; provided that no Lender shall be liable for the payment of any portion of such liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements that are found by a final and nonappealable decision of a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from such Agents gross negligence or willful misconduct. The agreements in this Section shall survive the payment of the Loans and all other amounts payable hereunder.
9.8 Agent in Its Individual Capacity . Each Agent and its affiliates may make loans to, accept deposits from and generally engage in any kind of business with any Loan Party as though such Agent were not an Agent. With respect to its Loans made or renewed by it and with respect to any Letter of Credit issued or participated in by it, each Agent shall have the same rights and powers under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as any Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not an Agent, and the terms Lender and Lenders shall include each Agent in its individual capacity.
9.9 Successor Administrative Agent . The Administrative Agent may resign as Administrative Agent upon ten days notice to the Lenders and the Borrower. If the Administrative Agent shall resign as Administrative Agent under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, then the Required Lenders shall appoint from among the Lenders a successor agent for the Lenders, which successor agent shall (unless an Event of Default under Section 8(a) or Section 8(f) with respect to the Borrower shall have occurred and be continuing) be subject to approval by the Borrower (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), whereupon such successor agent shall succeed to the rights, powers and duties of the Administrative Agent, and the term Administrative Agent shall mean such successor agent effective upon such appointment and approval, and the former Administrative Agents rights, powers and duties as Administrative Agent shall be terminated, without any other or further act or deed on the part of such former Administrative Agent or any of the parties to this Agreement or any holders of the Loans. If no successor agent has accepted appointment as Administrative Agent by the date that is ten days following a retiring Administrative Agents notice of resignation, the retiring Administrative Agents resignation shall nevertheless thereupon become effective, and the Lenders shall assume and perform all of the duties of the Administrative Agent hereunder until such time, if any, as the Required Lenders appoint a successor agent as provided for above. The Syndication Agent may, at any time, by notice to the Lenders and the Administrative Agent, resign as Syndication Agent hereunder, whereupon the duties, rights, obligations and responsibilities of the Syndication Agent hereunder shall automatically be assumed by, and inure to the benefit of, the Administrative Agent, without any further act by the Syndication Agent, the Administrative Agent or any Lender. After any retiring Agents resignation as Agent, the provisions of this Section 9 shall inure to its benefit as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was Agent under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
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9.10 Authorization to Release Liens and Guarantees . The Administrative Agent is hereby irrevocably authorized by each of the Lenders to effect any release of Liens or guarantee obligations contemplated by Section 10.15.
9.11 The Arranger; the Syndication Agent . Neither the Arranger nor the Syndication Agent, in their respective capacities as such, shall have any duties or responsibilities, nor shall any such Person incur any liability, under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
9.12 No Duty to Disclose . The Administrative Agent, the Syndication Agent and the Arrangers and their respective affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the REIT, the Borrower, the other Loan Parties and their respective Affiliates, and none of the Administrative Agent, the Syndication Agent nor any Arranger has any obligation to disclose any of such interests to the REIT, the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any of their respective Affiliates.
9.13 Waiver . To the fullest extent permitted by law, each of the REIT, the Borrower and the other Loan Parties hereby waives and releases any claims that it may have against the Administrative Agent, the Syndication Agent and the Arrangers with respect to any breach or alleged breach of agency or fiduciary duty in connection with any aspect of any transaction contemplated hereby.
SECTION 10 MISCELLANEOUS
10.1 Amendments and Waivers . Neither this Agreement or any other Loan Document, nor any terms hereof or thereof may be amended, supplemented or modified except in accordance with the provisions of this Section 10.1. The Required Lenders and each Loan Party party to the relevant Loan Document may, or (with the written consent of the Required Lenders) the Administrative Agent and each Loan Party party to the relevant Loan Document may, from time to time, (a) enter into written amendments, supplements or modifications hereto and to the other Loan Documents (including amendments and restatements hereof or thereof) for the purpose of adding any provisions to this Agreement or the other Loan Documents or changing in any manner the rights of the Lenders or of the Loan Parties hereunder or thereunder or (b) waive, on such terms and conditions as may be specified in the instrument of waiver, any of the requirements of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents or any Default or Event of Default and its consequences; provided , however , that no such waiver and no such amendment, supplement or modification shall:
(i) forgive the principal amount or extend the final scheduled date of maturity of any Loan or Reimbursement Obligation, reduce the stated rate of any interest or fee payable under this Agreement (except (x) in connection with the waiver of applicability of any post-default increase in interest rates (which waiver shall be effective with the consent of the Required Lenders) and (y) that any amendment or modification of defined terms used in the financial covenants in this Agreement shall not constitute a reduction in the rate of interest or fees for purposes of this clause (i)) or extend the scheduled date of any payment thereof, or increase the amount or extend the expiration date of any Revolving Credit Commitment of any Lender, in each case without the consent of each Lender directly affected thereby;
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(ii) amend, modify or waive any provision of this Section or reduce any percentage specified in the definition of Required Lenders or Supermajority Lenders, consent to the assignment or transfer by the Borrower of any of its rights and obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, release all or substantially all of the Collateral or release all or substantially all of the Subsidiary Guarantors from their guarantee obligations under the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, in each case without the consent of all the Lenders;
(iii) amend, modify or waive any provision of Section 9, or any other provision affecting the rights, duties or obligations of any Agent, without the consent of any Agent directly affected thereby;
(iv) amend, modify or waive any provision of Section 2.3 or 2.4 without the consent of the Swing Line Lender;
(v) amend, modify or waive any provision of Section 2.15 without the consent of each Lender directly affected thereby;
(vi) amend, modify or waive any provision of Section 3 without the consent of each Issuing Lender affected thereby;
(vii) impose restrictions on assignments and participations that are more restrictive than, or additional to, those set forth in Section 10.6 without the consent of each Lender directly affected thereby; or
(viii) amend, modify or waive (i) the definitions of Additional Borrowing Base Office Properties, Approved Borrowing Base Office Properties, Borrowing Base, Borrowing Base Office Properties, Borrowing Base Properties, Borrowing Base Studio Properties, Capitalization Rate, Eligible Borrowing Base Property, Maximum Facility Availability or Total Asset Value, (ii) solely in connection with determining the Borrowing Base, the definitions of Consolidated Debt Service Coverage Amount (and the related defined terms used therein) and Net Operating Income (and the related defined terms used therein), (iii) add a Borrowing Base Studio Property (other than Sunset Gower and Sunset Bronson) to the Borrowing Base or (iv) Section 2.9, 5.3 or 5.4, in each case, without the consent of the Supermajority Lenders.
Any such waiver and any such amendment, supplement or modification shall apply equally to each of the Lenders and shall be binding upon the Loan Parties, the Lenders, the Agents and all future holders of the Loans. In the case of any waiver, the Loan Parties, the Lenders and the Agents shall be restored to their former position and rights hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, and any Default or Event of Default waived shall be deemed to be cured and not continuing; but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other Default or Event of Default, or impair any right consequent thereon. Any such waiver, amendment, supplement or modification shall be effected by a written instrument signed by the parties required to sign pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section; provided , that delivery of an executed signature page of any such instrument by facsimile transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart thereof.
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10.2 Notices . All notices, requests and demands to or upon the respective parties hereto to be effective shall be in writing (including by telecopy), and, unless otherwise expressly provided herein, shall be deemed to have been duly given or made when delivered, or three Business Days after being deposited in the mail, postage prepaid, or, in the case of telecopy notice, when received, addressed (a) in the case of the REIT, the Borrower and the Agents, as follows and (b) in the case of the Lenders, as set forth in an administrative questionnaire delivered to the Administrative Agent or in the case of a Lender which becomes a party to this Agreement pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption substantially in the form of Exhibit E, in such Assignment and Assumption or (c) in the case of any party, to such other address as such party may hereafter notify to the other parties hereto:
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provided that any notice, request or demand to or upon any Agent, any Issuing Lender or any Lender shall not be effective until received.
Notices and other communications to the Lenders hereunder may be delivered or furnished by electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved by the Administrative Agent; provided that the foregoing shall not apply to notices pursuant to Section 2 unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent and the applicable Lender. The Administrative Agent or the Borrower may, in its discretion, agree to accept notices and other communications to it hereunder by electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved by it; provided that approval of such procedures may be limited to particular notices or communications.
10.3 No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies . No failure to exercise and no delay in exercising, on the part of any Agent or any Lender, any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder or under the other Loan Documents shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy, power or privilege. The rights, remedies, powers and privileges herein provided are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights, remedies, powers and privileges provided by law.
10.4 Survival of Representations and Warranties . All representations and warranties made herein, in the other Loan Documents and in any document, certificate or statement delivered pursuant hereto or in connection herewith shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the making of the Loans and other extensions of credit hereunder.
10.5 Payment of Expenses . The Borrower agrees (a) to pay or reimburse the Agents for all their reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred in connection with the syndication of the Revolving Credit Commitments (other than fees payable to syndicate members) and the development, preparation and execution of, and any amendment, supplement or modification to, this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and any other documents prepared in connection herewith or therewith, and the consummation and administration of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, including, without limitation, the reasonable fees and disbursements and other charges of counsel to the Administrative Agent and the charges of Intralinks, (b) to pay or reimburse each Lender and the Agents for all their costs and expenses incurred in connection with the enforcement or preservation of any rights under this Agreement, the other Loan Documents and any other documents prepared in connection herewith or therewith, including, without limitation, the fees and disbursements of counsel (including the allocated fees and disbursements and other charges of in-house counsel) to each Lender and of counsel to the Agents, (c) to pay, indemnify, or reimburse each Lender and the Agents for, and hold each Lender and the Agents harmless from, any and all recording and filing fees and any and all liabilities with respect to, or resulting from any delay in paying, stamp, excise and other taxes, if any, which may be payable or determined to be payable in connection with the execution and delivery of, or consummation or administration of any of the transactions contemplated by, or any amendment, supplement or modification of, or any waiver or consent
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under or in respect of, this Agreement, the other Loan Documents and any such other documents, and (d) to pay, indemnify or reimburse each Lender, each Agent, their respective affiliates, and their respective officers, directors, trustees, employees, advisors, agents and controlling persons (each, an Indemnitee ) for, and hold each Indemnitee harmless from and against any and all other liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever incurred by an Indemnitee or asserted against any Indemnitee by any third party or by the Borrower or any other Loan Party arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of (i) the execution or delivery of this Agreement, any other Loan Document, any commitment letter or fee letter in connection therewith, or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby or thereby, the performance by the parties hereto or thereto of their respective obligations hereunder or thereunder or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, (ii) any Loan or Letter of Credit or the use or proposed use of the proceeds thereof (including any refusal by any Issuing Lender to honor a demand for payment under a Letter of Credit if the documents presented in connection with such demand do not strictly comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit), (iii) any actual or alleged presence or release of Materials of Environmental Concern on or from any property owned, occupied or operated by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, or any environmental liability related in any way to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or any or their respective properties, or (iv) any actual or prospective claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding relating to any of the foregoing, whether based on contract, tort or any other theory, whether brought by any third party or by the Borrower or any other Loan Party, and regardless of whether any Indemnitee is a party thereto (all the foregoing in this clause (d), collectively, the Indemnified Liabilities ), provided , that the Borrower shall have no obligation hereunder to any Indemnitee with respect to Indemnified Liabilities to the extent such Indemnified Liabilities are found by a final and nonappealable decision of a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee. No Indemnitee shall be liable for any damages arising from the use by unauthorized persons of information or other materials sent through electronic, telecommunications or other information transmission systems that are intercepted by such persons or for any special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages in connection with the Revolving Credit Commitments. Without limiting the foregoing, and to the extent permitted by applicable law, the Borrower agrees not to assert and to cause its Subsidiaries not to assert, and hereby waives and agrees to cause its Subsidiaries so to waive, all rights for contribution or any other rights of recovery with respect to all claims, demands, penalties, fines, liabilities, settlements, damages, costs and expenses of whatever kind or nature, under or related to Environmental Laws, that any of them might have by statute or otherwise against any Indemnitee. All amounts due under this Section shall be payable not later than 30 days after written demand therefor. Statements payable by the Borrower pursuant to this Section shall be submitted to Mark Lammas (Telephone No. (310) 445-5702) (Fax No. (310) 445-5710), at the address of the Borrower set forth in Section 10.2, or to such other Person or address as may be hereafter designated by the Borrower in a notice to the Administrative Agent. The agreements in this Section shall survive repayment of the Loans and all other amounts payable hereunder.
10.6 Successors and Assigns; Participations and Assignments . (a) This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the REIT, the Borrower, the Lenders, the Agents, all future holders of the Loans and their respective successors and assigns, except that the Borrower may not assign or transfer any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the Agents and each Lender.
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(b) Any Lender may, without the consent of the Borrower, in accordance with applicable law, at any time sell to one or more banks, financial institutions or other entities (each, a Participant ) participating interests in any Loan owing to such Lender, any Revolving Credit Commitment of such Lender or any other interest of such Lender hereunder and under the other Loan Documents. In the event of any such sale by a Lender of a participating interest to a Participant, such Lenders obligations under this Agreement to the other parties to this Agreement shall remain unchanged, such Lender shall remain solely responsible for the performance thereof, such Lender shall remain the holder of any such Loan for all purposes under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and the Borrower and the Agents shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lenders rights and obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. In no event shall any Participant under any such participation have any right to approve any amendment or waiver of any provision of any Loan Document, or any consent to any departure by any Loan Party therefrom, except to the extent that such amendment, waiver or consent would require the consent of all Lenders pursuant to Section 10.1. The Borrower agrees that if amounts outstanding under this Agreement and the Loans are due or unpaid, or shall have been declared or shall have become due and payable upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, each Participant shall, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, be deemed to have the right of setoff in respect of its participating interest in amounts owing under this Agreement to the same extent as if the amount of its participating interest were owing directly to it as a Lender under this Agreement, provided that, in purchasing such participating interest, such Participant shall be deemed to have agreed to share with the Lenders the proceeds thereof as provided in Section 10.7(a) as fully as if such Participant were a Lender hereunder. The Borrower also agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.16, 2.17 or 2.18 with respect to its participation in the Revolving Credit Commitments and the Loans outstanding from time to time as if such Participant were a Lender; provided that, in the case of Section 2.17, such Participant shall have complied with the requirements of said Section, and provided , further , that no Participant shall be entitled to receive any greater amount pursuant to any such Section than the transferor Lender would have been entitled to receive in respect of the amount of the participation transferred by such transferor Lender to such Participant had no such transfer occurred.
(c) Any Lender (an Assignor ) may, in accordance with applicable law and upon written notice to the Administrative Agent, at any time and from time to time assign to any Lender or any affiliate, Related Fund or Control Investment Affiliate thereof or, with the consent of the Borrower and the Agents and, in the case of any assignment of Revolving Credit Commitments, the written consent of the Issuing Lender and the Swing Line Lender (which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), to an additional bank, financial institution or other entity (an Assignee ) all or any part of its rights and obligations under this Agreement pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption, substantially in the form of Exhibit E, executed by such Assignee and such Assignor (and, where the consent of the Borrower, the Agents or the Issuing Lender or the Swing Line Lender is required pursuant to the foregoing provisions, by the Borrower and such other Persons) and delivered to the Administrative Agent for its acceptance and recording in the Register; provided that no such assignment to an Assignee (other than any
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Lender or any affiliate thereof) shall be in an aggregate principal amount of less than $5,000,000 (other than in the case of an assignment of all of a Lenders interests under this Agreement), unless otherwise agreed by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent. Upon such execution, delivery, acceptance and recording, from and after the effective date determined pursuant to such Assignment and Assumption, (x) the Assignee thereunder shall be a party hereto and, to the extent provided in such Assignment and Assumption, have the rights and obligations of a Lender hereunder with the Revolving Credit Commitments and/or Loans as set forth therein, and (y) the Assignor thereunder shall, to the extent provided in such Assignment and Assumption, be released from its obligations under this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and Assumption covering all of an Assignors rights and obligations under this Agreement, such Assignor shall cease to be a party hereto, except as to Section 2.16, 2.17 and 10.5 in respect of the period prior to such effective date). In the event that Borrower fails to respond within five Business Days after the receipt of a request to approve an assignment pursuant to this Section 10.6(c), the Borrower shall be deemed to have consented to such assignment. Notwithstanding any provision of this Section, the consent of the Borrower shall not be required for any assignment that occurs at any time when any Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing. For purposes of the minimum assignment amounts set forth in this paragraph, multiple assignments by two or more Related Funds shall be aggregated.
(d) The Administrative Agent shall, on behalf of the Borrower, maintain at its address referred to in Section 10.2 a copy of each Assignment and Assumption delivered to it and a register (the Register ) for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders and the Revolving Credit Commitment of, and principal amount of the Loans owing to, each Lender from time to time. The entries in the Register shall be conclusive, in the absence of manifest error, and the Borrower, each Agent and the Lenders shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register as the owner of the Loans and any Notes evidencing such Loans recorded therein for all purposes of this Agreement. Any assignment of any Loan, whether or not evidenced by a Note, shall be effective only upon appropriate entries with respect thereto being made in the Register (and each Note shall expressly so provide). Any assignment or transfer of all or part of a Loan evidenced by a Note shall be registered on the Register only upon surrender for registration of assignment or transfer of the Note evidencing such Loan, accompanied by a duly executed Assignment and Assumption; thereupon one or more new Notes in the same aggregate principal amount shall be issued to the designated Assignee, and the old Notes shall be returned by the Administrative Agent to the Borrower marked canceled. The Register shall be available for inspection by the Borrower or any Lender (with respect to any entry relating to such Lenders Loans) at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice. Each Lender that sells a participation, acting for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent (solely for tax purposes) shall maintain a register on which it enters the name and address of each participant and the principal amounts of each participants interest in the Revolving Credit Commitments, Loans and other Obligations held by it (the Participant Register ). 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 interest in the Revolving Credit Commitments, Loans and other Obligations as the owner thereof for all purposes of this Agreement notwithstanding any notice to the contrary.
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(e) Upon its receipt of an Assignment and Assumption executed by an Assignor and an Assignee (and, in any case where the consent of any other Person is required by Section 10.6(c), by each such other Person) together with payment to the Administrative Agent of a registration and processing fee of $3,500 (treating multiple, simultaneous assignments by or to two or more Related Funds as a single assignment), the Administrative Agent shall (i) promptly accept such Assignment and Assumption and (ii) on the effective date determined pursuant thereto record the information contained therein in the Register and give notice of such acceptance and recordation to the Borrower. On or prior to such effective date, the Borrower, at its own expense, upon request, shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent (in exchange for the Revolving Credit Note of the assigning Lender) a new Revolving Credit Note to the order of such Assignee in an amount equal to the Revolving Credit Commitment assumed or acquired by it pursuant to such Assignment and Assumption and, if the Assignor has retained a Revolving Credit Commitment upon request, a new Revolving Credit Note to the order of the Assignor in an amount equal to the Revolving Credit Commitment retained by it hereunder. Such new Note or Notes shall be dated the Closing Date and shall otherwise be in the form of the Note or Notes replaced thereby.
(f) For avoidance of doubt, the parties to this Agreement acknowledge that the provisions of this Section concerning assignments of Loans and Notes relate only to absolute assignments and that such provisions do not prohibit assignments creating security interests in Loans and Notes, including, without limitation, any pledge or assignment by a Lender of any Loan or Note to any Federal Reserve Bank in accordance with applicable law.
(g) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, any Lender (a Granting Lender ) may grant to a special purpose funding vehicle (an SPC ), identified as such in writing from time to time by the Granting Lender to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, the option to provide to the Borrower all or any part of any Loan that such Granting Lender would otherwise be obligated to make to the Borrower pursuant to this Agreement; provided that (i) nothing herein shall constitute a commitment by any SPC to make any Loan and (ii) if an SPC elects not to exercise such option or otherwise fails to provide all or any part of such Loan, the Granting Lender shall be obligated to make such Loan pursuant to the terms hereof. The making of a Loan by an SPC hereunder shall utilize the Revolving Credit Commitment of the Granting Lender to the same extent, and as if, such Loan were made by such Granting Lender. Each party hereto hereby agrees that no SPC shall be liable for any indemnity or similar payment obligation under this Agreement (all liability for which shall remain with the Granting Lender). In furtherance of the foregoing, each party hereto hereby agrees (which agreement shall survive the termination of this Agreement) that, prior to the date that is one year and one day after the payment in full of all outstanding commercial paper or other indebtedness of any SPC, it will not institute against, or join any other person in instituting against, such SPC any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency or liquidation proceedings under the laws of the United States or any state thereof. In addition, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 10.6(g), any SPC may (A) with notice to, but without the prior written consent of, the Borrower and the Administrative Agent and without paying any processing fee therefor, assign all or a portion of its interests in any Loans to the Granting Lender, or with the prior written consent of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld) to any financial institutions providing liquidity and/or credit support to or for the account of such SPC to support the funding or maintenance of Loans, and (B) disclose on a confidential basis any non-public information relating to its Loans to any rating agency, commercial paper dealer or provider of any surety, guarantee or credit or liquidity enhancement
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to such SPC; provided that non-public information with respect to the Borrower may be disclosed only with the Borrowers consent which will not be unreasonably withheld. This paragraph (g) may not be amended without the written consent of any SPC with Loans outstanding at the time of such proposed amendment.
10.7 Adjustments; Set-off . (a) Except to the extent that this Agreement provides for payments to be allocated to a particular Lender or to the Lenders, if any Lender (a Benefitted Lender ) shall at any time receive any payment of all or part of the Obligations owing to it, or receive any collateral in respect thereof (whether voluntarily or involuntarily, by set-off, pursuant to events or proceedings of the nature referred to in Section 8(f), or otherwise), in a greater proportion than any such payment to or collateral received by any other Lender, if any, in respect of such other Lenders Obligations, such Benefitted Lender shall purchase for cash from the other Lenders a participating interest in such portion of each such other Lenders Obligations, or shall provide such other Lenders with the benefits of any such collateral, as shall be necessary to cause such Benefitted Lender to share the excess payment or benefits of such collateral ratably with each of the Lenders; provided , however , that if all or any portion of such excess payment or benefits is thereafter recovered from such Benefitted Lender, such purchase shall be rescinded, and the purchase price and benefits returned, to the extent of such recovery, but without interest.
(b) Subject to Section 10.7(c), in addition to any rights and remedies of the Lenders provided by law, each Lender shall have the right, without prior notice to the REIT or the Borrower, any such notice being expressly waived by the REIT and the Borrower to the extent permitted by applicable law, upon any amount becoming due and payable by the REIT or the Borrower hereunder (whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise), to set off and appropriate and apply against such amount any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final), in any currency, and any other credits, indebtedness or claims, in any currency, in each case whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, matured or unmatured, at any time held or owing by such Lender or any branch or agency thereof to or for the credit or the account of the REIT or the Borrower, as the case may be. Each Lender agrees promptly to notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent after any such setoff and application made by such Lender, provided that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such setoff and application.
(c) Each Lender hereby acknowledges that the exercise by any Lender of offset, set-off, bankers lien or similar rights against any deposit account or other property or asset of the Borrower or any other Group Member, whether or not located in California, could result under certain laws in significant impairment of the ability of all Lenders to recover any further amounts in respect of the Obligations. Each Lender hereby agrees not to charge or offset any amount owed to it by Borrower against any of the accounts, property or assets of the Borrower or any other Group Member held by such Lender without the prior written approval of the Required Lenders.
10.8 Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed by one or more of the parties to this Agreement on any number of separate counterparts, and all of said counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed signature page of this Agreement by facsimile transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart hereof. A set of the copies of this Agreement signed by all the parties shall be lodged with the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.
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10.9 Severability . Any provision of this Agreement that is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.
10.10 Integration . This Agreement and the other Loan Documents represent the entire agreement of the REIT, the Borrower, the Agents, the Arranger and the Lenders with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof, and there are no promises, undertakings, representations or warranties by the Arranger, any Agent or any Lender relative to subject matter hereof not expressly set forth or referred to herein or in the other Loan Documents.
10.11 Governing Law . THIS AGREEMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES UNDER THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
10.12 Submission To Jurisdiction; Waivers . Each of the REIT and the Borrower hereby irrevocably and unconditionally:
(a) submits for itself and its Property in any legal action or proceeding relating to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party, or for recognition and enforcement of any judgment in respect thereof, to the non-exclusive general jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New York, the courts of the United States of America for the Southern District of New York, and appellate courts from any thereof;
(b) consents that any such action or proceeding may be brought in such courts and waives any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the venue of any such action or proceeding in any such court or that such action or proceeding was brought in an inconvenient court and agrees not to plead or claim the same;
(c) agrees that service of process in any such action or proceeding may be effected by mailing a copy thereof by registered or certified mail (or any substantially similar form of mail), postage prepaid, to the REIT or the Borrower, as the case may be at its address set forth in Section 10.2 or at such other address of which the Administrative Agent shall have been notified pursuant thereto;
(d) agrees that nothing herein shall affect the right to effect service of process in any other manner permitted by law or shall limit the right to sue in any other jurisdiction; and
(e) waives, to the maximum extent not prohibited by law, any right it may have to claim or recover in any legal action or proceeding referred to in this Section any special, exemplary, punitive or consequential damages.
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10.13 Acknowledgments . Each of the REIT and the Borrower hereby acknowledges that:
(a) it has been advised by and consulted with its own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors (to the extent it deemed appropriate) in the negotiation, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents;
(b) neither the Arranger, any Agent nor any Lender has any fiduciary relationship with or duty to the REIT or the Borrower arising out of or in connection with this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, and the relationship between the Arranger, the Agents and the Lenders, on one hand, and the REIT and the Borrower, on the other hand, in connection herewith or therewith is solely that of debtor and creditor;
(c) it is capable of evaluating, and understands and accepts, the terms, risks and conditions of the transactions contemplated hereby and by the other Loan Documents; and
(d) no joint venture is created hereby or by the other Loan Documents or otherwise exists by virtue of the transactions contemplated hereby among the Arranger, the Agents and the Lenders or among the REIT, the Borrower and the Lenders.
10.14 Confidentiality . Each of the Agents and the Lenders agrees to keep confidential all non-public information provided to it by any Loan Party pursuant to this Agreement that is designated by such Loan Party as confidential; provided that nothing herein shall prevent any Agent or any Lender from disclosing any such information (a) to the Arranger, any Agent, any other Lender or any affiliate of any thereof, (b) to any Participant or Assignee (each, a Transferee ) or prospective Transferee that agrees to comply with the provisions of this Section or substantially equivalent provisions, (c) to any of its employees, directors, agents, attorneys, accountants and other professional advisors, (d) to any financial institution that is a direct or indirect contractual counterparty in swap agreements or such contractual counterpartys professional advisor (so long as such contractual counterparty or professional advisor to such contractual counterparty agrees to be bound by the provisions of this Section), (e) upon the request or demand of any Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over it, (f) in response to any order of any court or other Governmental Authority or as may otherwise be required pursuant to any Requirement of Law, (g) in connection with any litigation or similar proceeding, (h) that has been publicly disclosed other than in breach of this Section, (i) to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners or any similar organization or any nationally recognized rating agency that requires access to information about a Lenders investment portfolio in connection with ratings issued with respect to such Lender or (j) in connection with the exercise of any remedy hereunder or under any other Loan Document.
10.15 Release of Collateral and Guarantee Obligations . (a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in any other Loan Document, upon request of the Borrower in connection with any Disposition of Property permitted by the Loan Documents, the Administrative Agent shall (without notice to, or vote or consent of, any Lender, or any affiliate of any Lender that is a party to any Specified Hedge Agreement) take such actions as shall be required to release its security interest in any Collateral being Disposed of in such Disposition, and to release any guarantee obligations under any Loan Document of any Person being Disposed of in such Disposition, to the extent necessary to permit consummation of such Disposition in accordance with the Loan Documents.
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(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in any other Loan Document, upon request of the Borrower in connection with any incurrence of Indebtedness permitted by Section 7.2, the Administrative Agent shall (without notice to, or vote or consent of, any Lender, or any affiliate of any Lender that is a party to any Specified Hedge Agreement) take such actions as shall be required to release its security interest in any Collateral to be subject to a Lien permitted by Section 7.3, and to release any guarantee obligations under any Loan Document of the Person incurring such Indebtedness, to the extent necessary to permit the incurrence of such Indebtedness (and the granting of Liens to secure such Indebtedness) in accordance with the Loan Documents, provided that, the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent a pro forma Compliance Certificate (i) certifying that, immediately prior to and after giving effect to the incurrence of such Indebtedness, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, (ii) containing all information and calculations necessary, and taking into consideration such Indebtedness, for determining pro forma compliance with the provisions of Section 7.1 hereof and the Borrowing Base and (iii) with respect to any Borrowing Base Property, certifying that the conditions set forth for the release of such Borrowing Base Property in Section 5.4 have been satisfied.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in any other Loan Document, upon request of the Borrower in connection with any transaction undertaken by the Borrower pursuant to which the removal of certain Collateral is necessary or advisable to facilitate such transaction, the Administrative Agent shall (without notice to, or vote or consent of, any Lender, or any affiliate of any Lender that is a party to any Specified Hedge Agreement) take such actions as shall be required to release its security interest in such Collateral and, if such Collateral is comprised of a Person, to release any guarantee obligations under any Loan Document of such Person, but only to the extent reasonably necessary to facilitate the transaction being undertaken by the Borrower, provided that, the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent a pro forma Compliance Certificate (i) certifying that, immediately prior to and after giving effect to the removal of such Collateral, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, (ii) containing all information and calculations necessary, and taking into consideration the removal of such Collateral, for determining pro forma compliance with the provisions of Section 7.1 hereof and the Borrowing Base and (iii) with respect to any Borrowing Base Property, certifying that the conditions set forth for the release of such Borrowing Base Property in Section 5.4 have been satisfied.
(d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or any other Loan Document, when all Obligations (other than obligations in respect of any Specified Hedge Agreement) have been paid in full, all Revolving Credit Commitments have terminated or expired and no Letter of Credit shall be outstanding, upon request of the Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall (without notice to, or vote or consent of, any Lender, or any affiliate of any Lender that is a party to any Specified Hedge Agreement) take such actions as shall be required to release its security interest in all Collateral, and to release all guarantee obligations under any Loan Document, whether or not on the date of such release there may be outstanding Obligations in respect of Specified Hedge Agreements. Any such release of guarantee obligations shall be deemed subject to the provision that such guarantee
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obligations shall be reinstated if after such release any portion of any payment in respect of the Obligations guaranteed thereby shall be rescinded or must otherwise be restored or returned upon the insolvency, bankruptcy, dissolution, liquidation or reorganization of the Borrower or any Guarantor, or upon or as a result of the appointment of a receiver, intervenor or conservator of, or trustee or similar officer for, the Borrower or any Guarantor or any substantial part of its property, or otherwise, all as though such payment had not been made.
10.16 Accounting Changes . In the event that any Accounting Change (as defined below) shall occur and such change results in a change in the method of calculation of financial covenants, standards or terms in this Agreement, then the Borrower and the Administrative Agent agree to enter into negotiations in order to amend such provisions of this Agreement so as to equitably reflect such Accounting Change with the desired result that the criteria for evaluating the Borrowers financial condition shall be the same after such Accounting Change as if such Accounting Change had not been made. Until such time as such an amendment shall have been executed and delivered by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders, all financial covenants, standards and terms in this Agreement shall continue to be calculated or construed as if such Accounting Change had not occurred. Accounting Change refers to any change in accounting principles required by the promulgation of any rule, regulation, pronouncement or opinion by the Financial Accounting Standards Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants or, if applicable, the SEC.
10.17 Waivers of Jury Trial . THE REIT, THE BORROWER, THE AGENTS AND THE LENDERS HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVE TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT AND FOR ANY COUNTERCLAIM THEREIN.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed and delivered by their proper and duly authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.
HUDSON PACIFIC PROPERTIES, INC. a Maryland corporation |
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By: |
/s/ Mark Lammas |
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Name: | Mark Lammas | |
Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |
HUDSON PACIFIC PROPERTIES, L.P. a Maryland limited partnership |
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By: |
Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc., a Maryland corporation its General Partner |
By: |
/s/ Mark Lammas |
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Name: | Mark Lammas | |||
Title: | Chief Financial Officer |
BANC OF AMERICA SECURITIES LLC, as Arranger |
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By: |
/s/ Ananda Reynolds |
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Name: | Ananda Reynolds | |
Title: | Director | |
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Syndication Agent and a Lender |
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By: |
/s/ James Johnson |
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Name: | James P. Johnson | |
Title: | Senior Vice President | |
BARCLAYS BANK PLC, as Administrative Agent and a Lender |
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By: |
/s/ Craig Malloy |
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Name: | Craig J. Malloy | |
Title: | Director | |
Bank of Montreal, as a Lender | ||
By: |
/s/ Aaron Lanski |
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Name: | Aaron Lanski | |
Title: | Director | |
KeyBank National Association, as a Lender | ||
By: |
/s/ Jason R. Weaver |
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Name: | Jason Weaver | |
Title: | Senior Vice President | |
MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC., as a Lender |
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By: |
/s/ Ryan Vetsch |
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Name: | Ryan Vetsch | |
Title: | Vice President | |
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as a Lender |
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By: |
/s/ Mark Loewen |
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Name: | Mark Loewen | |
Title: | Vice President |
SCHEDULE 1.1A
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MORTGAGED PROPERTY
PROPERTY NAME |
ADDRESS AND ASSESSORS PARCEL NUMBERS |
FEE AND/OR LEASEHOLD OWNER |
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Sunset Gower (fee and leasehold); |
Fee: 1438 N. Gower St. and 1323 and 1437 Gordon St., Hollywood, CA
APN: portion of 5545-013-402; 049; and 005 (old) APN: 5545-013-057; 404; 058; 059 (new)
6060 W. Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA APN: 5545-013-043
Leasehold : 1440 and 1448 N. Gower St., Hollywood, CA APN: 5545-013-401
Los Angeles County |
SGS Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, fee owner and lessee | ||
Technicolor Building |
Technicolor Building: 6040 Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA
APN: portion of 5545-013-402 (old) APN: 5545-013-403 (new)
Los Angeles County |
SGS Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, fee owner | ||
City Plaza |
One City Boulevard West, Orange, CA Orange County
APN: 231-131-38 |
HFOP City Plaza, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company |
SCHEDULE 1.1B
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REAL PROPERTY
PROPERTY NAME |
ADDRESS AND ASSESSORS PARCEL NUMBERS |
FEE AND/OR LEASEHOLD OWNER |
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Sunset Gower (fee and leasehold); |
Fee: 1438 N. Gower St. and 1323 and 1437 Gordon St., Hollywood, CA
APN: portion of 5545-013-402; 049; and 005 (old) APN: 5545-013-057; 404; 058; 059 (new)
6060 W. Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA APN: 5545-013-043
Leasehold : 1440 and 1448 N. Gower St., Hollywood, CA APN: 5545-013-401
Los Angeles County |
SGS Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, fee owner and lessee | ||
Technicolor Building |
Technicolor Building: 6040 Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA
APN: portion of 5545-013-402 (old) APN: 5545-013-403 (new)
Los Angeles County |
SGS Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, fee owner |
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SCHEDULE 1.1C
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EXCLUDED SUBSIDIARIES
Entity |
Jurisdiction of Incorporation/Formation |
Type |
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GLB Encino, LLC |
Delaware | Unable to Guarantee | ||
Glenborough Tierrasanta, LLC |
Delaware | Unable to Guarantee | ||
HCTD, LLC |
Delaware | Immaterial Subsidiary | ||
Hudson Capital, LLC |
California | Immaterial Subsidiary | ||
Hudson OP Management, LLC |
Delaware | Immaterial Subsidiary | ||
Hudson Media and Entertainment Management, LLC |
Delaware | Immaterial Subsidiary | ||
Hudson Sunset Bronson, LLC |
Delaware | Unable to Guarantee | ||
Sunset Bronson Entertainment Properties, LLC |
Delaware | Unable to Guarantee | ||
Sunset Bronson Services, LLC |
Delaware | Immaterial Subsidiary | ||
Sunset Studios Holdings, LLC |
Delaware | Unable to Guarantee |
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SCHEDULE 4.4
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Credit Agreement
CONSENTS, AUTHORIZATIONS, FILINGS AND NOTICES
None.
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None.
SCHEDULE 4.15
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SUBSIDIARIES
Entity |
Jurisdiction of Incorporation/Formation |
Ownership |
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Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P. |
Maryland | General Partner - Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc., approximately 88.6% ownership | ||
GLB Encino, LLC |
Delaware | 100% Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P. | ||
Glenborough Tierrasanta, LLC |
Delaware | 100% Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P. | ||
HCTD, LLC |
Delaware | 100% Hudson Pacific Services, Inc. | ||
HFOP Associates, LLC |
Delaware | 100% Hudson Office Properties, LLC | ||
HFOP City Plaza, LLC |
Delaware | 100% HFOP Associates, LLC | ||
Howard Street Associates LLC |
Delaware | 100% Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P. | ||
Hudson Capital, LLC |
California | 100% Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P. | ||
Hudson Del Amo Office, LLC |
Delaware | 100% Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P. | ||
Hudson Office Properties, LLC |
Delaware | 100% Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P. | ||
Hudson OP Management, LLC |
Delaware | 100% Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P. | ||
Hudson Pacific Services, Inc. |
Maryland | 100% Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P. | ||
Hudson Media and Entertainment Management, LLC |
Delaware | 100% Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P. | ||
Hudson Sunset Gower, LLC |
Delaware | 100% Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P. | ||
Hudson Sunset Bronson, LLC |
Delaware | 100% Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P. | ||
SGS Holdings, LLC |
Delaware | 100% SGS Realty I, LLC | ||
SGS Realty I, LLC |
Delaware | 100% SGS Realty II, LLC | ||
SGS Realty II, LLC |
Delaware | 100% Hudson Sunset Gower, LLC | ||
Sunset Bronson Entertainment Properties, LLC |
Delaware | 100% Sunset Studio Holdings, LLC | ||
Sunset Bronson Services, LLC |
Delaware | 100% Hudson Pacific Services, Inc. | ||
Sunset Gower Services, LLC |
Delaware | 100% Hudson Pacific Services, Inc. | ||
Sunset Studios Holdings, LLC |
Delaware | 100% Hudson Sunset Bronson, LLC |
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WARRANTS, OPTIONS AND CALLS
Redemption rights of the holders of the common units and series A preferred units of Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P., as defined by the partnership agreement of Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P. in effect on the Closing Date and as described in more detail in the S-11 of Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc.
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SCHEDULE 4.19(a)
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UCC FILING JURISDICTION
Entity |
Jurisdiction of Incorporation/Formation |
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Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc. | Maryland | |||
Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P. | Maryland | |||
HFOP Associates, LLC | Delaware | |||
HFOP City Plaza, LLC | Delaware | |||
Howard Street Associates LLC | Delaware | |||
Hudson Del Amo Office, LLC | Delaware | |||
Hudson Office Properties, LLC | Delaware | |||
Hudson Pacific Services, Inc. | Maryland | |||
Hudson Sunset Gower, LLC | Delaware | |||
SGS Holdings, LLC | Delaware | |||
SGS Realty I, LLC | Delaware | |||
SGS Realty II, LLC | Delaware | |||
Sunset Gower Services, LLC | Delaware |
SCHEDULE 4.19(b)
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MORTGAGE FILING JURISDICTION
Property |
Jurisdiction |
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Sunset Gower | Los Angeles County, California | |
Technicolor Building | Los Angeles County, California | |
City Plaza | Orange County, California |
SCHEDULE 7.2(d)
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EXISTING INDEBTEDNESS
Debt |
Amount Outstanding | Maturity Date | |||
Mortgage loan secured by Sunset Bronson including: Environmental Indemnity and Guaranty by Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P. |
$ | 37,000,000 | 4/30/11 | ||
Mortgage loan secured by First Financial including: Environmental Indemnity and Guaranty by Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P. |
$ | 43,000,000 | 12/1/11 | ||
Mortgage Loan secured by Tierrasanta including: Environmental Indemnity and Guaranty by Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P. |
$ | 14,300,000 | 12/1/11 |
SCHEDULE 7.3(g)
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Credit Agreement
EXISTING LIENS
1. Liens under the Mortgage loan secured by the property known as Sunset Bronson.
2. Liens under the Mortgage loan secured by the property known as First Financial.
3. Liens under the Mortgage loan secured by the property known as Tierrasanta.
SCHEDULE 7.9
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Credit Agreement
SPECIFIED AFFILIATE TRANSACTIONS
Subscription Agreement by and among Farallon Capital Partners, L.P., Farallon Capital Institutional Partners, L.P., Farallon Capital Institutional Partners III, L.P., Victor J. Coleman and Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc. dated as of February 15, 2010.
Contribution Agreement by and among SGS Investors, LLC, HFOP Investors, LLC, Soma Square Investors, LLC, Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P. and Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc., dated as of February 15, 2010.
Contribution Agreement by and among TMG-Flynn SOMA LLC, Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P. and Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc., dated as of February 15, 2010
Contribution Agreement by and among Glenborough Fund XIV, L.P., Glenborough Acquisition, LLC, Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P. and Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc., dated as of February 15, 2010
Representation, Warranty and Indemnity Agreement by and among Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc., Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P. and the persons named therein as nominees of the Farallon Funds, dated as of February 15, 2010.
Representation, Warranty and Indemnity Agreement by and among Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc., Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P. and the persons named therein as nominees of the TMG-Flynn SOMA, LLC, dated as of February 15, 2010.
Representation, Warranty and Indemnity Agreement by and among Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc., Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P. and the persons named therein as nominees of the Glenborough Fund XIV, L.P., dated as of February 15, 2010.
Agreement of Purchase and Sale and Joint Escrow Instructions between Del Amo Fashion Center Operating Company, L.L.C. and Hudson Capital, LLC.
Registration Rights Agreement by and among Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc. and the persons named therein, dated as of June 29, 2009.
Indemnification Agreement date as of June 29, 2009 by and between Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc. and Richard B. Fried.
EXHIBIT A
GUARANTEE AND COLLATERAL AGREEMENT
made by
HUDSON PACIFIC PROPERTIES, INC.,
HUDSON PACIFIC PROPERTIES, L.P.
and certain of its Subsidiaries
in favor of
BARCLAYS BANK PLC,
as Administrative Agent
Dated as of June 29, 2010
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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SECTION 1 DEFINED TERMS |
2 | |||||
1.1 |
Definitions | 2 | ||||
1.2 |
Other Definitional Provisions | 7 | ||||
SECTION 2 GUARANTEE |
7 | |||||
2.1 |
Guarantee | 7 | ||||
2.2 |
Right of Contribution | 9 | ||||
2.3 |
Subrogation | 9 | ||||
2.4 |
Amendments, etc. with respect to the Borrower Obligations | 10 | ||||
2.5 |
Guarantee Absolute and Unconditional | 10 | ||||
2.6 |
Reinstatement | 12 | ||||
2.7 |
Payments | 12 | ||||
SECTION 3 GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST |
13 | |||||
SECTION 4 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES |
14 | |||||
4.1 |
Representations in Credit Agreement | 14 | ||||
4.2 |
Title; No Other Liens | 14 | ||||
4.3 |
Perfected First Priority Liens | 14 | ||||
4.4 |
Jurisdiction of Organization; Chief Executive Office | 14 | ||||
4.5 |
Inventory and Equipment | 15 | ||||
4.6 |
Farm Products | 15 | ||||
4.7 |
Investment Property | 15 | ||||
4.8 |
Receivables | 15 | ||||
4.9 |
Intellectual Property | 15 | ||||
4.10 |
Deposit Accounts | 16 | ||||
SECTION 5 COVENANTS |
16 | |||||
5.1 |
Covenants in Credit Agreement | 16 | ||||
5.2 |
Delivery of Instruments and Chattel Paper | 16 | ||||
5.3 |
Maintenance of Insurance | 16 | ||||
5.4 |
Payment of Obligations | 17 | ||||
5.5 |
Maintenance of Perfected Security Interest; Further Documentation | 17 | ||||
5.6 |
Changes in Name, etc | 18 | ||||
5.7 |
Notices | 18 | ||||
5.8 |
Investment Property | 18 | ||||
5.9 |
Receivables | 19 | ||||
5.10 |
Intellectual Property | 20 | ||||
5.11 |
Deposit Accounts | 21 | ||||
SECTION 6 REMEDIAL PROVISIONS |
21 | |||||
6.1 |
Certain Matters Relating to Receivables | 21 | ||||
6.2 |
Communications with Obligors; Grantors Remain Liable | 22 |
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6.3 | Pledged Stock | 23 | ||||
6.4 | Proceeds to be Turned Over To Administrative Agent | 24 | ||||
6.5 | Application of Proceeds | 24 | ||||
6.6 | Code and Other Remedies | 24 | ||||
6.7 | Registration Rights | 25 | ||||
6.8 | Deficiency | 26 | ||||
SECTION 7 THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT | 27 | |||||
7.1 | Administrative Agents Appointment as Attorney-in-Fact, etc | 27 | ||||
7.2 | Duty of Administrative Agent | 28 | ||||
7.3 | Execution of Financing Statements | 29 | ||||
7.4 | Authority of Administrative Agent | 29 | ||||
SECTION 8 MISCELLANEOUS | 29 | |||||
8.1 | Amendments in Writing | 29 | ||||
8.2 | Notices | 30 | ||||
8.3 | No Waiver by Course of Conduct; Cumulative Remedies | 30 | ||||
8.4 | Enforcement Expenses; Indemnification | 30 | ||||
8.5 | Successors and Assigns | 30 | ||||
8.6 | Set-Off | 31 | ||||
8.7 | Counterparts | 31 | ||||
8.8 | Severability | 31 | ||||
8.9 | Section Headings | 31 | ||||
8.10 | Integration | 31 | ||||
8.11 | GOVERNING LAW | 32 | ||||
8.12 | Submission To Jurisdiction; Waivers | 32 | ||||
8.13 | Acknowledgments | 32 | ||||
8.14 | Additional Grantors | 32 | ||||
8.15 | Releases | 33 | ||||
8.16 | WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL | 33 |
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Schedules
Schedule 1 | Notice Addresses of Guarantors | |
Schedule 2 | Description of Pledged Securities | |
Schedule 3 | Filings and Other Actions Required to Perfect Security Interest | |
Schedule 4 | Jurisdiction of Organization, Identification Number and Location of Chief Executive Office | |
Schedule 5 | Locations of Inventory and Equipment | |
Schedule 6 | Intellectual Property | |
Schedule 7 | Deposit Accounts | |
Annexes | ||
Annex I | Assumption Agreement | |
Annex II | Acknowledgment and Consent |
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GUARANTEE AND COLLATERAL AGREEMENT, dated as of June 29, 2010, made by each of the signatories hereto (together with any other entity that may become a party hereto as provided herein, the Grantors ), in favor of BARCLAYS BANK PLC, as Administrative Agent (in such capacity, the Administrative Agent ) for the banks and other financial institutions (the Lenders ) from time to time parties to the Credit Agreement, dated as of June 29, 2010 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the Credit Agreement ), among HUDSON PACIFIC PROPERTIES, L.P., a Maryland limited partnership (the Borrower ), HUDSON PACIFIC PROPERTIES, INC., a Maryland corporation (the REIT ), the several banks and other financial institutions or entities from time to time parties to the Credit Agreement (the Lenders ), BARCLAYS CAPITAL INC. and BANC OF AMERICA SECURITIES LLC, as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners (in such capacity, collectively, the Arrangers ), BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as syndication agent (in such capacity, the Syndication Agent ), and the Administrative Agent.
W I T N E S S E T H :
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Credit Agreement, the Lenders have severally agreed to make extensions of credit to the Borrower upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein;
WHEREAS, the Borrower is a member of an affiliated group of companies that includes each other Grantor;
WHEREAS, the proceeds of the extensions of credit under the Credit Agreement will be used in part to enable the Borrower to make valuable transfers to one or more of the other Grantors in connection with the operation of their respective businesses;
WHEREAS, certain of the Qualified Counterparties may enter into Specified Hedge Agreements with one or more of the Grantors;
WHEREAS, the Borrower and the other Grantors are engaged in related businesses, and each Grantor will derive substantial direct and indirect benefit from the extensions of credit under the Credit Agreement and from the Specified Hedge Agreements; and
WHEREAS, it is a condition precedent to the obligation of the Lenders to make their respective extensions of credit to the Borrower under the Credit Agreement that the Grantors shall have executed and delivered this Agreement to the Administrative Agent;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and to induce the Administrative Agent and the Lenders to enter into the Credit Agreement and to induce the Lenders to make their respective extensions of credit to the Borrower thereunder, each Grantor hereby agrees with the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, as follows:
SECTION 1
DEFINED TERMS
1.1 Definitions . (a) Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.
(b) The following terms shall have the following meanings:
Accounts : the collective reference to all accounts as such term is defined in the New York UCC.
Agreement : this Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
Borrower Credit Agreement Obligations : the collective reference to the unpaid principal of and interest on the Loans and Reimbursement Obligations and all other obligations and liabilities of the Borrower (including, without limitation, interest accruing at the then applicable rate provided in the Credit Agreement after the maturity of the Loans and Reimbursement Obligations and interest accruing at the then applicable rate provided in the Credit Agreement after the filing of any petition in bankruptcy, or the commencement of any insolvency, reorganization or like proceeding, relating to the Borrower, whether or not a claim for post-filing or post-petition interest is allowed in such proceeding) to the Administrative Agent or any Lender, whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, due or to become due, or now existing or hereafter incurred, which may arise under, out of, or in connection with, the Credit Agreement, this Agreement, or the other Loan Documents, or any Letter of Credit, or any other document made, delivered or given in connection therewith, in each case whether on account of principal, interest, reimbursement obligations, fees, indemnities, costs, expenses or otherwise (including, without limitation, all fees and disbursements of counsel to the Administrative Agent or to the Lenders that are required to be paid by the Borrower pursuant to the terms of any of the foregoing agreements).
Borrower Hedge Agreement Obligations : the collective reference to all obligations and liabilities of the Borrower (including, without limitation, interest accruing at the then applicable rate provided in any Specified Hedge Agreement after the filing of any petition in bankruptcy, or the commencement of any insolvency, reorganization or like proceeding, relating to the Borrower, whether or not a claim for post-filing or post-petition interest is allowed in such proceeding) to any Qualified Counterparty, whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, due or to become due, or now existing or hereafter incurred, which may arise under, out of, or in connection with, any Specified Hedge Agreement or any other document made, delivered or given in connection therewith, in each case whether on account of principal, interest, reimbursement obligations, fees, indemnities, costs, expenses or otherwise (including, without limitation, all fees and disbursements of counsel to the relevant Qualified Counterparty that are required to be paid by the Borrower pursuant to the terms of any Specified Hedge Agreement).
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Borrower Obligations : the collective reference to (i) the Borrower Credit Agreement Obligations, (ii) the Borrower Hedge Agreement Obligations, but only to the extent that, and only so long as, the Borrower Credit Agreement Obligations are secured and guaranteed pursuant hereto, and (iii) all other obligations and liabilities of the Borrower, whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, due or to become due, or now existing or hereafter incurred, which may arise under, out of, or in connection with, this Agreement (including, without limitation, all fees and disbursements of counsel to the Administrative Agent or to the Secured Parties that are required to be paid by the Borrower pursuant to the terms of this Agreement).
Certificated Security : any certificated security as such term is defined in the New York UCC.
Chattel Paper : the collective reference to all chattel paper as such term is defined in the New York UCC.
Collateral : as defined in Section 3.
Collateral Account : any collateral account established by the Administrative Agent as provided in Section 6.1 or 6.4.
Copyrights : (i) all copyrights arising under the laws of the United States, any other country or any political subdivision thereof, whether registered or unregistered and whether published or unpublished (including, without limitation, those listed in Schedule 6 ), all registrations and recordings thereof, and all applications in connection therewith, including, without limitation, all registrations, recordings and applications in the United States Copyright Office, and (ii) the right to obtain all renewals thereof.
Copyright Licenses : any written agreement naming any Grantor as licensor or licensee (including, without limitation, those listed in Schedule 6 ), granting any right under any Copyright, including, without limitation, the grant of rights to manufacture, distribute, exploit and sell materials derived from any Copyright.
Deposit Account : the accounts listed on Schedule 7 , and to the extent receiving or holding proceeds solely from a Borrowing Base Property, any other deposit account, as such term is defined in the Uniform Commercial Code of any applicable jurisdiction. The term deposit account in the preceding sentence shall be deemed to include, without limitation, the Lockbox Accounts, any demand, time, savings, passbook or like account maintained with a depositary institution, established or held by any Grantor while this Agreement is in effect.
Documents : the collective reference to all documents as such term is defined in the New York UCC.
Equipment : the collective reference to all equipment as such term is defined in the New York UCC.
Excluded Assets : the collective reference to (i) any contract, General Intangible, Copyright License, Patent License or Trademark License ( Intangible Assets ), in each case to the extent the grant by the relevant Grantor of a security interest pursuant to this
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Agreement in such Grantors right, title and interest in such Intangible Asset (A) is prohibited by legally enforceable provisions of any contract, agreement, instrument or indenture governing such Intangible Asset, (B) would give any other party to such contract, agreement, instrument or indenture a legally enforceable right to terminate its obligations thereunder or (C) is permitted only with the consent of another party, if the requirement to obtain such consent is legally enforceable and such consent has not been obtained; provided , that in any event any Receivable or any money or other amounts due or to become due under any such contract, agreement, instrument or indenture shall not be Excluded Assets to the extent that any of the foregoing is (or if it contained a provision limiting the transferability or pledge thereof would be) subject to Section 9-406, 9-407 or 9-408 of the New York UCC, (ii) Foreign Subsidiary Voting Stock excluded from the definition of Pledged Stock set forth in this Section 1.1, (iii) all units and other partnership interests held by the REIT in the Borrower and all rights related thereto; (iv) the Capital Stock of any Excluded Subsidiary and (v) in the case of Hudson Pacific Services, Inc., a Maryland corporation, all of its assets, except for the Capital Stock of Sunset Gower Services, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.
Farm Products : the collective reference to all farm products as such term is defined in the New York UCC.
Foreign Subsidiary : any Subsidiary organized under the laws of any jurisdiction outside the United States of America.
Foreign Subsidiary Voting Stock : the voting Capital Stock of any Foreign Subsidiary.
General Intangibles : the collective reference to all general intangibles as such term is defined in the New York UCC.
Goods : the collective reference to all goods as such term is defined in the New York UCC.
Guarantor Hedge Agreement Obligations : the collective reference to all obligations and liabilities of a Guarantor (including, without limitation, interest accruing at the then applicable rate provided in any Specified Hedge Agreement after the filing of any petition in bankruptcy, or the commencement of any insolvency, reorganization or like proceeding, relating to such Guarantor, whether or not a claim for post-filing or post-petition interest is allowed in such proceeding) to any Qualified Counterparty, whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, due or to become due, or now existing or hereafter incurred, which may arise under, out of, or in connection with, any Specified Hedge Agreement or any other document made, delivered or given in connection therewith, in each case whether on account of principal, interest, reimbursement obligations, fees, indemnities, costs, expenses or otherwise (including, without limitation, all fees and disbursements of counsel to the relevant Qualified Counterparty that are required to be paid by such Guarantor pursuant to the terms of any Specified Hedge Agreement).
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Guarantor Obligations : with respect to any Guarantor, the collective reference to (i) any Guarantor Hedge Agreement Obligations of such Guarantor, but only to the extent that, and only so long as, the other Obligations of such Guarantor are secured and guaranteed pursuant hereto, and (ii) all obligations and liabilities of such Guarantor which may arise under or in connection with this Agreement (including, without limitation, Section 2) or any other Loan Document to which such Guarantor is a party, in each case whether on account of guarantee obligations, reimbursement obligations, fees, indemnities, costs, expenses or otherwise (including, without limitation, all fees and disbursements of counsel to the Administrative Agent or to any Secured Party that are required to be paid by such Guarantor pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or any other Loan Document).
Guarantors : the collective reference to each Grantor other than the Borrower.
Hedge Agreements : as to any Person, all interest rate swaps, currency exchange agreements, commodity swaps, caps or collar agreements or similar arrangements entered into by such Person providing for protection against fluctuations in interest rates, currency exchange rates or commodity prices or the exchange of nominal interest obligations, either generally or under specific contingencies. For avoidance of doubt, Hedge Agreements shall include any interest rate swap or similar agreement that provides for the payment by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries of amounts based upon a floating rate in exchange for receipt by the Borrower or such Subsidiary of amounts based upon a fixed rate.
Instruments : the collective reference to all instruments as such term is defined in the New York UCC.
Intellectual Property : the collective reference to all rights, priorities and privileges relating to intellectual property, whether arising under United States, multinational or foreign laws or otherwise, including, without limitation, the Copyrights, the Copyright Licenses, the Patents, the Patent Licenses, the Trademarks and the Trademark Licenses, and all rights to sue at law or in equity for any infringement or other impairment thereof, including the right to receive all proceeds and damages therefrom.
Intercompany Note : any promissory note evidencing loans made by any Grantor to the REIT or any of its Subsidiaries.
Inventory : the collective reference to all inventory as such term is defined in the New York UCC.
Investment Property : the collective reference to (i) all investment property as such term is defined in Section 9-102(a)(49) of the New York UCC (other than any Foreign Subsidiary Voting Stock excluded from the definition of Pledged Stock in this Section 1.1) and (ii) whether or not constituting investment property as so defined, all Pledged Notes and all Pledged Stock.
Issuers : the collective reference to each issuer of any Investment Property (other than any Excluded Assets).
Letter-of-Credit Rights : the collective reference to all letter-of-credit rights as such term is defined in the New York UCC.
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New York UCC : the Uniform Commercial Code as from time to time in effect in the State of New York.
Obligations : (i) in the case of the Borrower, the Borrower Obligations, and (ii) in the case of each Guarantor, its Guarantor Obligations.
Patents : (i) all letters patent of the United States, any other country or any political subdivision thereof, all reissues and extensions thereof and all goodwill associated therewith, including, without limitation, any of the foregoing referred to in Schedule 6 , (ii) all applications for letters patent of the United States or any other country and all divisions, continuations and continuations-in-part thereof, including, without limitation, any of the foregoing referred to in Schedule 6 , and (iii) all rights to obtain any reissues or extensions of the foregoing.
Patent License : all agreements, whether written or oral, providing for the grant by or to any Grantor of any right to manufacture, use or sell any invention covered in whole or in part by a Patent, including, without limitation, any of the foregoing referred to in Schedule 6 .
Pledged Notes : all promissory notes listed on Schedule 2 , and, all Intercompany Notes at any time issued to any Grantor and all other promissory notes issued to or held by any Grantor (other than promissory notes issued in connection with extensions of trade credit by any Grantor in the ordinary course of business).
Pledged Securities : the collective reference to the Pledged Notes and the Pledged Stock.
Pledged Stock : the shares of Capital Stock listed on Schedule 2 , and, together with any other shares, stock certificates, options or rights of any nature whatsoever in respect of the Capital Stock of any Person that may be issued or granted to, or held by, any Grantor while this Agreement is in effect; provided that in no event shall more than 65% of the total outstanding Foreign Subsidiary Voting Stock of any Foreign Subsidiary be required to be pledged hereunder.
Proceeds : all proceeds as such term is defined in Section 9-102(a)(64) of the Uniform Commercial Code in effect in the State of New York on the date hereof and, in any event, including, without limitation, all dividends or other income from the Investment Property, collections thereon or distributions or payments with respect thereto.
Qualified Counterparty : with respect to any Specified Hedge Agreement, any counterparty thereto that, at the time such Specified Hedge Agreement was entered into, was a Lender or an affiliate of a Lender.
Receivable : any right to payment for goods sold, leased, licensed, assigned or otherwise disposed of, or for services rendered, whether or not such right is evidenced by an Instrument or Chattel Paper and whether or not it has been earned by performance (including, without limitation, any Account).
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Secured Parties : the collective reference to the Administrative Agent, the Syndication Agent, the Lenders (including any Issuing Lender in its capacity as Issuing Lender) and any Qualified Counterparties.
Securities Act : the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Supporting Obligations : the collective reference to all supporting obligations as such term is defined in the New York UCC.
Trademarks : (i) all trademarks, trade names, corporate names, company names, business names, fictitious business names, trade styles, service marks, logos and other source or business identifiers, and all goodwill associated therewith, now existing or hereafter adopted or acquired, all registrations and recordings thereof, and all applications in connection therewith, whether in the United States Patent and Trademark Office or in any similar office or agency of the United States, any State thereof or any other country or any political subdivision thereof, or otherwise, and all common-law rights related thereto, including, without limitation, any of the foregoing referred to in Schedule 6 , and (ii) the right to obtain all renewals thereof.
Trademark License : any agreement, whether written or oral, providing for the grant by or to any Grantor of any right to use any Trademark, including, without limitation, any of the foregoing referred to in Schedule 6 .
1.2 Other Definitional Provisions . (a) The words hereof, herein, hereto and hereunder and words of similar import when used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement, and Section and Schedule references are to this Agreement unless otherwise specified.
(b) The meanings given to terms defined herein shall be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of such terms.
(c) Where the context requires, terms relating to the Collateral or any part thereof, when used in relation to a Grantor, shall refer to such Grantors Collateral or the relevant part thereof.
SECTION 2
GUARANTEE
2.1 Guarantee . (a) (i) The Guarantors hereby, jointly and severally, unconditionally and irrevocably, guarantee to the Administrative Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties and their respective successors, indorsees, transferees and assigns, the prompt and complete payment and performance by the Borrower when due (whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of the Borrower Obligations (other than, in the case of each Guarantor, Borrower Obligations arising pursuant to clause (ii) of this Section 2.1(a) in respect of Guarantor Hedge Agreement Obligations in respect of which such Guarantor is a primary obligor).
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(ii) The Borrower hereby unconditionally and irrevocably guarantees to the Administrative Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties and their respective successors, endorsees, transferees and assigns, the prompt and complete payment and performance by each Guarantor when due (whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of the Guarantor Hedge Agreement Obligations of such Guarantor.
(b) Anything herein or in any other Loan Document to the contrary notwithstanding, (i) the maximum liability of each Guarantor hereunder and under the other Loan Documents shall in no event exceed the amount which can be guaranteed by such Guarantor under applicable federal and state laws relating to fraudulent conveyances or transfers or the insolvency of debtors (after giving effect to the right of contribution established in Section 2.2) and (ii) the maximum liability of the Borrower under this Section 2 shall in no event exceed the amount which can be guaranteed by the Borrower under applicable federal and state laws relating to fraudulent conveyances or transfers or the insolvency of debtors (after giving effect to the right of contribution established in Section 2.2).
(c) (i) Each Guarantor agrees that the Borrower Obligations may at any time and from time to time exceed the amount of the liability of such Guarantor hereunder without impairing the guarantee of such Guarantor contained in this Section 2 or affecting the rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent or any Secured Party hereunder.
(ii) The Borrower agrees that the Guarantor Hedge Agreement Obligations may at any time and from time to time exceed the amount of the liability of the Borrower under this Section 2 without impairing the guarantee of the Borrower contained in this Section 2 or affecting the rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent or any Secured Party hereunder.
(d) Subject to Section 8.15 hereof, the guarantee contained in this Section 2 shall remain in full force and effect until all the Borrower Obligations (other than Borrower Obligations arising under Section 2.1(a)(ii) hereof) and the obligations of each Guarantor under the guarantee contained in this Section 2 (other than Guarantor Obligations in respect of Borrower Obligations arising under Section 2.1(a)(ii) hereof) shall have been satisfied by full and final payment in cash, no Letter of Credit shall be outstanding and the Revolving Credit Commitments shall be terminated, notwithstanding that from time to time during the term of the Credit Agreement the Borrower may be free from any Borrower Obligations and any or all of the Guarantors may be free from their respective Guarantor Hedge Agreement Obligations.
(e) No payment made by the Borrower, any of the Guarantors, any other guarantor or any other Person or received or collected by the Administrative Agent or any Secured Party from the Borrower, any of the Guarantors, any other guarantor or any other Person by virtue of any action or proceeding or any set-off or appropriation or application at any time or from time to time in reduction of or in payment of the Borrower Obligations or the Guarantor Hedge Agreement Obligations shall be deemed to modify, reduce, release or otherwise affect the liability of the Borrower or any Guarantor under this Section 2 which shall, notwithstanding any such payment (other than any payment made by the Borrower or such Guarantor in respect of the Borrower Obligations or the Guarantor Hedge Agreement Obligations or any payment received or collected from the Borrower or such Guarantor in respect of the Borrower Obligations or the
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Guarantor Hedge Agreement Obligations), remain liable for the Borrower Obligations and the Guarantor Hedge Agreement Obligations up to the maximum liability of the Borrower or such Guarantor hereunder until the Borrower Obligations and the Guarantor Hedge Agreement Obligations are fully and finally paid in cash, no Letter of Credit shall be outstanding and the Revolving Credit Commitments are terminated.
(f) Each Guarantor shall pay additional amounts to, and indemnify, each Secured Party (including for purposes of this Section 2 , any assignee, successor or participant) with respect to taxes imposed on payments pursuant to this Guarantee to the same extent as the Borrower would have paid additional amounts and indemnified such Secured Party with respect to taxes under Section 2.16 and 2.17 of the Credit Agreement, if such Guarantor were a Borrower under the Credit Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, any such payments are in addition to each Guarantors obligation to pay any amounts required to be paid by the Borrower to any Secured Party. The agreements in this Section 2(f) shall survive the termination of this Guarantee and the payment of the Loans and all other amounts payable under the Credit Agreement.
2.2 Right of Contribution . (a) Each Guarantor hereby agrees that to the extent that a Guarantor shall have paid more than its proportionate share of any payment made hereunder or the Guarantor Hedge Agreement Obligations, such Guarantor shall be entitled to seek and receive contribution from and against any other Guarantor hereunder which has not paid its proportionate share of such payment.
(b) The Borrower and each Guarantor agrees that to the extent that the Borrower or any Guarantor shall have paid more than its proportionate share of any payment made hereunder in respect of any Guarantor Hedge Agreement Obligation of any other Guarantor, the Borrower or such Guarantor, as the case may be, shall be entitled to seek and receive contribution from and against the Borrower and any other Guarantor which has not paid its proportionate share of such payment.
(c) The Borrowers and each Guarantors right of contribution under this Section 2.2 shall be subject to the terms and conditions of Section 2.3. The provisions of this Section 2.2 shall in no respect limit the obligations and liabilities of the Borrower or any Guarantor to the Administrative Agent and the Secured Parties, and the Borrower and each Guarantor shall remain liable to the Administrative Agent and the Secured Parties for the full amount guaranteed by the Borrower or such Guarantor hereunder.
2.3 Subrogation . Notwithstanding any payment made by the Borrower or any Guarantor hereunder or any set-off or application of funds of the Borrower or any Guarantor by the Administrative Agent or any Secured Party, neither the Borrower nor any Guarantor shall be entitled to be subrogated to any of the rights of the Administrative Agent or any Secured Party against the Borrower or any other Guarantor or any collateral security or guarantee or right of offset held by the Administrative Agent or any Secured Party for the payment of the Borrower Obligations or the Guarantor Hedge Agreement Obligations, nor shall the Borrower or any Guarantor seek or be entitled to seek any contribution or reimbursement from the Borrower or any other Guarantor in respect of payments made by the Borrower or such Guarantor hereunder, until all amounts owing to the Administrative Agent and the Secured Parties by the Borrower on
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account of the Borrower Obligations are fully and finally paid in cash, no Letter of Credit shall be outstanding and the Revolving Credit Commitments are terminated. If any amount shall be paid to the Borrower or any Guarantor on account of such subrogation rights at any time when all of the Borrower Obligations shall not have been fully and finally paid in cash, such amount shall be held by the Borrower or such Guarantor in trust for the Administrative Agent and the Secured Parties, segregated from other funds of the Borrower or such Guarantor, and shall, forthwith upon receipt by the Borrower or such Guarantor, be turned over to the Administrative Agent in the exact form received by the Borrower or such Guarantor (duly indorsed by the Borrower or such Guarantor to the Administrative Agent, if required), to be applied against the Borrower Obligations or the Guarantor Hedge Agreement Obligations, whether matured or unmatured, in such order as the Administrative Agent may determine.
2.4 Amendments, etc. with respect to the Borrower Obligations . The Borrower and each Guarantor shall remain obligated hereunder notwithstanding that, without any reservation of rights against the Borrower or any Guarantor and without notice to or further assent by the Borrower or any Guarantor, any demand for payment of any of the Borrower Obligations or Guarantor Hedge Agreement Obligations made by the Administrative Agent or any Secured Party may be rescinded by the Administrative Agent or such Secured Party and any of the Borrower Obligations or Guarantor Hedge Agreement Obligations continued, and the Borrower Obligations or Guarantor Hedge Agreement Obligations, or the liability of any other Person upon or for any part thereof, or any collateral security or guarantee therefor or right of offset with respect thereto, may, from time to time, in whole or in part, be renewed, extended, amended, modified, accelerated, compromised, waived, surrendered or released by the Administrative Agent or any Secured Party (with the consent of such of the Borrower and the Guarantor as shall be required thereunder), and the Specified Hedge Agreements, the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents and any other documents executed and delivered in connection therewith may be amended, modified, supplemented or terminated, in whole or in part, as the Administrative Agent (or the Required Lenders or all Lenders, as the case may be) may (with the consent of such of the Borrower and the Guarantor as shall be required thereunder) deem advisable from time to time, and any collateral security, guarantee or right of offset at any time held by the Administrative Agent or any Secured Party for the payment of the Borrower Obligations or Guarantor Hedge Agreement Obligations may (with the consent of such of the Borrower and the Guarantor as shall be required thereunder) be sold, exchanged, waived, surrendered or released. Neither the Administrative Agent nor any Secured Party shall, except to the extent set forth in, and for the benefit of the parties to, the agreements and instruments governing such Lien or guarantee, have any obligation to protect, secure, perfect or insure any Lien at any time held by it as security for the Borrower Obligations or Guarantor Hedge Agreement Obligations or for the guarantees contained in this Section 2 or any property subject thereto.
2.5 Guarantee Absolute and Unconditional . (a) Each Guarantor waives any and all notice of the creation, renewal, extension or accrual of any of the Borrower Obligations (other than any notice with respect to any Guarantor Hedge Agreement Obligation with respect to which such Guarantor is a primary obligor and to which it is entitled pursuant to the applicable Specified Hedge Agreement) and notice of or proof of reliance by the Administrative Agent or any Secured Party upon the guarantee contained in this Section 2 or acceptance of the guarantee contained in this Section 2; the Borrower Obligations, and any of them, shall conclusively be
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deemed to have been created, contracted or incurred, or renewed, extended, amended or waived, in reliance upon the guarantee contained in this Section 2; and all dealings between the Borrower and any of the Guarantors, on the one hand, and the Administrative Agent and the Secured Parties, on the other hand, likewise shall be conclusively presumed to have been had or consummated in reliance upon the guarantee contained in this Section 2. Each Guarantor waives diligence, presentment, protest, demand for payment and notice of default or nonpayment to or upon the Borrower or any of the Guarantors with respect to the Borrower Obligations (other than any diligence, presentment, protest, demand or notice with respect to any Guarantor Hedge Agreement Obligation with respect to which such Guarantor is a primary obligor and to which it is entitled pursuant to the applicable Specified Hedge Agreement). Each Guarantor understands and agrees that the guarantee of such Guarantor contained in this Section 2 shall be construed as a continuing, absolute and unconditional guarantee of payment without regard to (a) the validity or enforceability of the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, any of the Borrower Obligations or any collateral security therefor or guarantee or right of offset with respect thereto at any time or from time to time held by the Administrative Agent or any Secured Party, (b) any defense, set-off or counterclaim (other than a defense of payment or performance) which may at any time be available to or be asserted by the Borrower or any other Person against the Administrative Agent or any Secured Party, or (c) any other circumstance whatsoever (with or without notice to or knowledge of the Borrower or such Guarantor) which constitutes, or might be construed to constitute, an equitable or legal discharge of the Borrower for the Borrower Obligations, or of such Guarantor under the guarantee of such Guarantor contained in this Section 2, in bankruptcy or in any other instance. When making any demand hereunder or otherwise pursuing its rights and remedies hereunder against any Guarantor, the Administrative Agent or any Secured Party may, but shall be under no obligation to, make a similar demand on or otherwise pursue such rights and remedies as it may have against the Borrower, any other Guarantor or any other Person or against any collateral security or guarantee for the Borrower Obligations or any right of offset with respect thereto, and any failure by the Administrative Agent or any Secured Party to make any such demand, to pursue such other rights or remedies or to collect any payments from the Borrower, any other Guarantor or any other Person or to realize upon any such collateral security or guarantee or to exercise any such right of offset, or any release of the Borrower, any other Guarantor or any other Person or any such collateral security, guarantee or right of offset, shall not relieve any Guarantor of any obligation or liability under this Section 2, and shall not impair or affect the rights and remedies, whether express, implied or available as a matter of law, of the Administrative Agent or any Secured Party against any Guarantor. For the purposes hereof demand shall include the commencement and continuance of any legal proceedings.
(b) The Borrower waives any and all notice of the creation, renewal, extension or accrual of any of the Guarantor Hedge Agreement Obligations and notice of or proof of reliance by the Administrative Agent or any Secured Party upon the guarantee by the Borrower contained in this Section 2 or acceptance of the guarantee by the Borrower contained in this Section 2; the Guarantor Hedge Agreement Obligations, and any of them, shall conclusively be deemed to have been created, contracted or incurred, or renewed, extended, amended or waived, in reliance upon the guarantee by the Borrower contained in this Section 2; and all dealings between the Borrower and any of the Guarantors, on the one hand, and the Administrative Agent and the Secured Parties, on the other hand, with respect to any Guarantor Hedge Agreement Obligation likewise shall be conclusively presumed to have been had or
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consummated in reliance upon the guarantee by the Borrower contained in this Section 2. The Borrower waives diligence, presentment, protest, demand for payment and notice of default or nonpayment to or upon the Borrower with respect to the Guarantor Hedge Agreement Obligations. The Borrower understands and agrees that the guarantee by the Borrower contained in this Section 2 shall be construed as a continuing, absolute and unconditional guarantee of payment without regard to (a) the validity or enforceability of the Guarantor Hedge Agreement Obligations or any other collateral security therefor or guarantee or right of offset with respect thereto at any time or from time to time held by the Administrative Agent or any Secured Party, (b) any defense, set-off or counterclaim (other than a defense of payment or performance) which may at any time be available to or be asserted by any Person against the Administrative Agent or any Secured Party, or (c) any other circumstance whatsoever (with or without notice to or knowledge of the Borrower or any Guarantor) which constitutes, or might be construed to constitute, an equitable or legal discharge of the applicable Guarantor for the applicable Guarantor Hedge Agreement Obligations, or of the Borrower under its guarantee contained in this Section 2, in bankruptcy or in any other instance. When making any demand under this Section 2 or otherwise pursuing its rights and remedies under this Section 2 against the Borrower, the Administrative Agent or any Secured Party may, but shall be under no obligation to, make a similar demand on or otherwise pursue such rights and remedies as it may have against any Guarantor or any other Person or against any collateral security or guarantee for the Guarantor Hedge Agreement Obligations or any right of offset with respect thereto, and any failure by the Administrative Agent or any Secured Party to make any such demand, to pursue such other rights or remedies or to collect any payments from any Guarantor or any other Person or to realize upon any such collateral security or guarantee or to exercise any such right of offset, or any release of any Guarantor or any other Person or any such collateral security, guarantee or right of offset, shall not relieve the Borrower of any obligation or liability under this Section 2, and shall not impair or affect the rights and remedies, whether express, implied or available as a matter of law, of the Administrative Agent or any Secured Party against the Borrower under this Section 2. For the purposes hereof demand shall include the commencement and continuance of any legal proceedings.
2.6 Reinstatement . The guarantee contained in this Section 2 shall continue to be effective, or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time payment, or any part thereof, of any of the Borrower Obligations or Guarantor Hedge Agreement Obligations is rescinded or must otherwise be restored or returned by the Administrative Agent or any Secured Party upon the insolvency, bankruptcy, dissolution, liquidation or reorganization of the Borrower or any Guarantor, or upon or as a result of the appointment of a receiver, intervenor or conservator of, or trustee or similar officer for, the Borrower or any Guarantor or any substantial part of its property, or otherwise, all as though such payments had not been made.
2.7 Payments . The Borrower and each Guarantor hereby guarantees that payments by it hereunder will be paid to the Administrative Agent without set-off or counterclaim (i) in the case of obligations in respect of Borrower Obligations arising under the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document in Dollars at the Payment Office specified in the Credit Agreement and (ii) in the case of obligations in respect of any Borrower Hedge Agreement Obligations or any Guarantor Hedge Agreement Obligations, in the currency and at the place specified in the applicable Specified Hedge Agreement.
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SECTION 3
GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST
Each Grantor hereby assigns and transfers to the Administrative Agent, and hereby grants to the Administrative Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in, all of the following property now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Grantor or in which such Grantor now has or at any time in the future may acquire any right, title or interest (collectively, the Collateral ), as collateral security for the prompt and complete payment and performance when due (whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of such Grantors Obligations:
(a) all Accounts;
(b) all Chattel Paper;
(c) all Deposit Accounts;
(d) all Documents;
(e) all Equipment;
(f) all General Intangibles;
(g) all Instruments;
(h) all Intellectual Property;
(i) all Inventory;
(j) all Investment Property;
(k) all Letter-of-Credit Rights;
(l) all Goods and other property not otherwise described above;
(m) all books and records pertaining to the Collateral; and
(n) to the extent not otherwise included, all Proceeds and products of any and all of the foregoing, all Supporting Obligations in respect of any of the foregoing and all collateral security and guarantees given by any Person with respect to any of the foregoing;
provided , that notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in clauses (a) through (n) above, the security interest created by this Agreement shall not extend to, and the term Collateral shall not include, any Excluded Assets.
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SECTION 4
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
To induce the Administrative Agent and the Lenders to enter into the Credit Agreement and to induce the Lenders to make their respective extensions of credit to the Borrower thereunder, each Grantor hereby represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and each Lender that:
4.1 Representations in Credit Agreement . In the case of each Guarantor, the representations and warranties set forth in Section 4 of the Credit Agreement as they relate to such Guarantor or to the Loan Documents to which such Guarantor is a party, each of which is hereby incorporated herein by reference, are true and correct, and the Administrative Agent and each Lender shall be entitled to rely on each of them as if they were fully set forth herein, provided that each reference in each such representation and warranty to the Borrowers knowledge shall, for the purposes of this Section 4.1, be deemed to be a reference to such Guarantors knowledge.
4.2 Title; No Other Liens . Except for the security interest granted to the Administrative Agent for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties pursuant to this Agreement and the other Liens permitted to exist on the Collateral by the Credit Agreement, such Grantor owns each item of the Collateral free and clear of any and all Liens or claims of others. No financing statement or other public notice with respect to all or any part of the Collateral is on file or of record in any public office, except such as have been filed in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, pursuant to this Agreement or as are permitted by the Credit Agreement.
4.3 Perfected First Priority Liens . The security interests granted pursuant to this Agreement (a) upon completion of the filings and other actions specified on Schedule 3 (which, in the case of all filings and other documents referred to on said Schedule, have been delivered to the Administrative Agent in completed and duly executed form) will constitute valid perfected security interests in all of the Collateral in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, as collateral security for such Grantors Obligations, enforceable in accordance with the terms hereof against all creditors of such Grantor and any Persons purporting to purchase any Collateral from such Grantor and (b) are prior to all other Liens on the Collateral in existence on the date hereof except for unrecorded Liens permitted by the Credit Agreement which have priority over the Liens on the Collateral by operation of law.
4.4 Jurisdiction of Organization; Chief Executive Office . On the date hereof, such Grantors jurisdiction of organization, identification number from the jurisdiction of organization (if any), and the location of such Grantors chief executive office or sole place of business or principal residence, as the case may be, are specified on Schedule 4 . Such Grantor has furnished to the Administrative Agent a certified charter, certificate of incorporation or other organization document and long-form good standing certificate as of a date which is recent to the date hereof.
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4.5 Inventory and Equipment . On the date hereof, the Inventory and the Equipment with a value in excess of $1,000,000 (other than mobile goods) are kept at the locations listed on Schedule 5 .
4.6 Farm Products . None of the Collateral constitutes, or is the Proceeds of, Farm Products.
4.7 Investment Property . (a) The shares of Pledged Stock pledged by such Grantor hereunder constitute all the issued and outstanding shares of all classes of the Capital Stock of each Issuer owned by such Grantor or, in the case of Foreign Subsidiary Voting Stock, if less, 65% of the outstanding Foreign Subsidiary Voting Stock of each relevant Issuer.
(b) All the shares of the Pledged Stock have been duly and validly issued and are fully paid and nonassessable.
(c) Each of the Pledged Notes constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the obligor with respect thereto, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to the effects of bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws relating to or affecting creditors rights generally, general equitable principles (whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law) and an implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing.
(d) Such Grantor is the record and beneficial owner of, and has good and marketable title to, the Investment Property pledged by it hereunder, free of any and all Liens or options in favor of, or claims of, any other Person, except the security interest created by this Agreement.
4.8 Receivables . (a) No amount payable to such Grantor under or in connection with any Receivable is evidenced by any Instrument or Chattel Paper which has not been delivered to the Administrative Agent to the extent required by Section 5.2.
(b) None of the obligors on any Receivables in excess of $250,000 individually or in the aggregate is a Governmental Authority.
(c) The amounts represented by such Grantor to the Secured Parties from time to time as owing to such Grantor in respect of the Receivables will at such times be accurate.
4.9 Intellectual Property . (a) Schedule 6 lists all material Intellectual Property owned by such Grantor in its own name on the date hereof.
(b) On the date hereof, all material Intellectual Property of such Grantor described on Schedule 6 is valid, subsisting, unexpired and enforceable, has not been abandoned and does not infringe the intellectual property rights of any other Person.
(c) Except as set forth in Schedule 6 , on the date hereof, none of the material Intellectual Property is the subject of any licensing or franchise agreement pursuant to which such Grantor is the licensor or franchisor.
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(d) No holding, decision or judgment has been rendered by any Governmental Authority which would limit, cancel or question the validity of, or such Grantors rights in, any Intellectual Property in any respect that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(e) No action or proceeding is pending, or, to the knowledge of such Grantor, threatened, on the date hereof (i) seeking to limit, cancel or question the validity of any material Intellectual Property or such Grantors ownership interest therein, or (ii) which, if adversely determined, would have a material adverse effect on the value of any Intellectual Property.
4.10 Deposit Accounts . Schedule 7 lists all Deposit Accounts established or maintained by such Grantor, including the name of each account, the account number and the depository or financial institution holding the account.
SECTION 5
COVENANTS
Each Grantor covenants and agrees with the Administrative Agent and the Secured Parties that, from and after the date of this Agreement until the Obligations shall have been paid in full, no Letter of Credit shall be outstanding and the Revolving Credit Commitments shall have terminated:
5.1 Covenants in Credit Agreement . In the case of each Guarantor, such Guarantor shall take, or shall refrain from taking, as the case may be, each action that is necessary to be taken or not taken, as the case may be, so that no Default or Event of Default is caused by the failure to take such action or to refrain from taking such action by such Guarantor or any of its Subsidiaries.
5.2 Delivery of Instruments and Chattel Paper . If any amount payable under or in connection with any of the Collateral shall be or become evidenced by any Instrument, Certificated Security or Chattel Paper, such Instrument, Certificated Security or Chattel Paper shall be immediately delivered to the Administrative Agent, duly indorsed in a manner satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, to be held as Collateral pursuant to this Agreement; provided , that the Grantors shall not be obligated to deliver to the Administrative Agent any Instruments or Chattel Paper held by any Grantor at any time to the extent that the aggregate face amount of all such Instruments and Chattel Paper held by all Grantors at such time does not exceed $1,000,000.
5.3 Maintenance of Insurance . (a) Such Grantor will maintain, with financially sound and reputable companies, insurance policies (i) insuring the Inventory and Equipment against loss by fire, explosion, theft and such other casualties as may be reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and (ii) to the extent requested by the Administrative Agent, insuring such Grantor, the Administrative Agent and the Secured Parties against liability for personal injury and property damage relating to such Inventory and Equipment such policies to be in such form and amounts and having such coverage as may be reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders.
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(b) All such insurance shall (i) provide that no cancellation or material change in coverage thereof (other than to increase the coverage provided thereby) shall be effective until at least 30 days after receipt by the Administrative Agent of written notice thereof, or 10 days notice in the case of non-payment of any premium, (ii) name the Administrative Agent (for the benefit of the Secured Parties) as insured party or loss payee, (iii) if reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, include a breach of warranty clause and (iv) be reasonably satisfactory in all other respects to the Administrative Agent.
(c) The Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders a report of a reputable insurance broker with respect to such insurance substantially concurrently with the delivery by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent of its audited financial statements for each fiscal year and such supplemental reports with respect thereto as the Administrative Agent may from time to time reasonably request.
5.4 Payment of Obligations . Such Grantor will pay and discharge or otherwise satisfy at or before maturity or before they become delinquent, as the case may be, all taxes, assessments and governmental charges or levies imposed upon the Collateral or in respect of income or profits therefrom, as well as all claims of any kind (including, without limitation, claims for labor, materials and supplies) against or with respect to the Collateral, except that no such charge need be paid if the amount or validity thereof is currently being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, reserves in conformity with GAAP with respect thereto have been provided on the books of such Grantor and such proceedings could not reasonably be expected to result in the sale, forfeiture or loss of any material portion of the Collateral or any interest therein.
5.5 Maintenance of Perfected Security Interest; Further Documentation . (a) Such Grantor shall maintain the security interest created by this Agreement as a perfected security interest having at least the priority described in Section 4.3 and shall defend such security interest against the claims and demands of all Persons whomsoever.
(b) Such Grantor will furnish to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders from time to time statements and schedules further identifying and describing the assets and property of such Grantor and such other reports in connection with the Collateral as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request, all in reasonable detail.
(c) At any time and from time to time, upon the written request of the Administrative Agent, and at the sole expense of such Grantor, such Grantor will promptly and duly execute and deliver, and have recorded, such further instruments and documents and take such further actions as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request for the purpose of obtaining or preserving the full benefits of this Agreement and of the rights and powers herein granted, including, without limitation, (i) the filing of any financing or continuation statements under the Uniform Commercial Code (or other similar laws) in effect in any jurisdiction with respect to the security interests created hereby and (ii) in the case of Investment Property, Deposit Accounts and Letter-of-Credit Rights, taking any actions necessary to enable the Administrative Agent to obtain control (within the meaning of the applicable Uniform Commercial Code) with respect thereto.
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5.6 Changes in Name, etc . Such Grantor will not, except upon 10 days prior written notice to the Administrative Agent and delivery to the Administrative Agent of all additional executed financing statements and other documents reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent to maintain the validity, perfection and priority of the security interests provided for herein:
(i) change its jurisdiction of organization or the location of its chief executive office or sole place of business or principal residence from that referred to in Section 4.4; or
(ii) change its name.
5.7 Notices . Such Grantor will advise the Administrative Agent and the Lenders promptly, in reasonable detail, of:
(a) any Lien (other than security interests created hereby or Liens permitted under the Credit Agreement) on any of the Collateral which would adversely affect the ability of the Administrative Agent to exercise any of its remedies hereunder; and
(b) the occurrence of any other event which could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the aggregate value of the Collateral or on the security interests created hereby.
5.8 Investment Property . (a) If such Grantor shall become entitled to receive or shall receive any certificate (including, without limitation, any certificate representing a dividend or a distribution in connection with any reclassification, increase or reduction of capital or any certificate issued in connection with any reorganization), option or rights in respect of the Capital Stock of any Issuer, whether in addition to, in substitution of, as a conversion of, or in exchange for, any shares of the Pledged Stock, or otherwise in respect thereof, such Grantor shall accept the same as the agent of the Administrative Agent and the Secured Parties, hold the same in trust for the Administrative Agent and the Secured Parties and deliver the same forthwith to the Administrative Agent in the exact form received, duly indorsed by such Grantor to the Administrative Agent, if required, together with an undated stock power covering such certificate duly executed in blank by such Grantor and with, if the Administrative Agent so requests, signature guaranteed, to be held by the Administrative Agent, subject to the terms hereof, as additional collateral security for the Obligations. Any sums paid upon or in respect of the Investment Property upon the liquidation or dissolution of any Issuer shall be paid over to the Administrative Agent to be held by it hereunder as additional collateral security for the Obligations, and in case any distribution of capital shall be made on or in respect of the Investment Property, or any property shall be distributed upon or with respect to the Investment Property pursuant to the recapitalization or reclassification of the capital of any Issuer or pursuant to the reorganization thereof, the property so distributed shall, unless otherwise subject to a perfected security interest in favor of the Administrative Agent, be delivered to the Administrative Agent to be held by it hereunder as additional collateral security for the Obligations. If any sums of money or property so paid or distributed in respect of the Investment Property shall be received by such Grantor, such Grantor shall, until such money or property is paid or delivered to the Administrative Agent, hold such money or property in trust for the
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Secured Parties, segregated from other funds of such Grantor, as additional collateral security for the Obligations. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Grantors shall not be required to pay over to the Administrative Agent or deliver to the Administrative Agent as Collateral any proceeds of any liquidation or dissolution of any Issuer, or any distribution of capital or property in respect of any Investment Property, to the extent that (i) such liquidation, dissolution or distribution, if treated as a Disposition of the relevant Issuer, would be permitted by the Credit Agreement and (ii) the proceeds thereof are applied toward prepayment of Loans and reduction of Revolving Credit Commitments to the extent required by the Credit Agreement.
(b) Without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent, such Grantor will not (i) vote to enable, or take any other action to permit, any Issuer to issue any stock or other equity securities of any nature or to issue any other securities convertible into or granting the right to purchase or exchange for any stock or other equity securities of any nature of any Issuer, unless such securities are delivered to the Administrative Agent, concurrently with the issuance thereof, to be held by the Administrative Agent as Collateral, (ii) sell, assign, transfer, exchange, or otherwise dispose of, or grant any option with respect to, the Investment Property or Proceeds thereof (except pursuant to a transaction expressly permitted by the Credit Agreement), (iii) create, incur or permit to exist any Lien or option in favor of, or any claim of any Person with respect to, any of the Investment Property or Proceeds thereof, or any interest therein, except for the security interests created by this Agreement or (iv) enter into any agreement or undertaking restricting the right or ability of such Grantor or the Administrative Agent to sell, assign or transfer any of the Pledged Securities or Proceeds thereof.
(c) In the case of each Grantor which is an Issuer, such Issuer agrees that (i) it will be bound by the terms of this Agreement relating to the Pledged Securities issued by it and will comply with such terms insofar as such terms are applicable to it, (ii) it will notify the Administrative Agent promptly in writing of the occurrence of any of the events described in Section 5.8(a) with respect to the Pledged Securities issued by it and (iii) the terms of Sections 6.3(c) and 6.7 shall apply to it, mutatis mutandis , with respect to all actions that may be required of it pursuant to Section 6.3(c) or 6.7 with respect to the Pledged Securities issued by it.
(d) Each Issuer that is a partnership or a limited liability company (i) confirms that none of the terms of any equity interest issued by it provides that such equity interest is a security within the meaning of Sections 8-102 and 8-103 of the New York UCC (a Security ), (ii) agrees that it will take no action to cause or permit any such equity interest to become a Security, (iii) agrees that it will not issue any certificate representing any such equity interest and (iv) agrees that if, notwithstanding the foregoing, any such equity interest shall be or become a Security, such Issuer will (and the Grantor that holds such equity interest hereby instructs such Issuer to) comply with instructions originated by the Administrative Agent without further consent by such Grantor.
5.9 Receivables . (a) Other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with its past practice, such Grantor will not (i) grant any extension of the time of payment of any Receivable, (ii) compromise or settle any Receivable for less than the full amount thereof, (iii) release, wholly or partially, any Person liable for the payment of any Receivable, (iv) allow any credit or discount whatsoever on any Receivable or (v) amend, supplement or modify any Receivable in any manner that could adversely affect the value thereof.
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(b) Such Grantor will deliver to the Administrative Agent a copy of each material demand, notice or document received by it that questions or calls into doubt the validity or enforceability of more than 5% of the aggregate amount of the then outstanding Receivables.
5.10 Intellectual Property . (a) Such Grantor (either itself or through licensees) will (i) continue to use each material Trademark on each and every trademark class of goods applicable to its current line as reflected in its current catalogs, brochures and price lists in order to maintain such Trademark in full force free from any claim of abandonment for non-use, (ii) maintain as in the past the quality of products and services offered under such Trademark, (iii) use such Trademark with the appropriate notice of registration and all other notices and legends required by applicable Requirements of Law, (iv) not adopt or use any mark which is confusingly similar or a colorable imitation of such Trademark unless the Administrative Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, shall obtain a perfected security interest in such mark pursuant to this Agreement, and (v) not (and not permit any licensee or sublicensee thereof to) do any act or knowingly omit to do any act whereby such Trademark may become invalidated or impaired in any way.
(b) Such Grantor (either itself or through licensees) will not do any act, or omit to do any act, whereby any material Patent may become forfeited, abandoned or dedicated to the public.
(c) Such Grantor (either itself or through licensees) (i) will employ each material Copyright and (ii) will not (and will not permit any licensee or sublicensee thereof to) do any act or knowingly omit to do any act whereby any material portion of the Copyrights may become invalidated or otherwise impaired. Such Grantor will not (either itself or through licensees) do any act whereby any material portion of the Copyrights may fall into the public domain.
(d) Such Grantor (either itself or through licensees) will not do any act that knowingly uses any material Intellectual Property to infringe the intellectual property rights of any other Person.
(e) Such Grantor will notify the Administrative Agent and the Lenders immediately if it knows, or has reason to know, that any application or registration relating to any material Intellectual Property may become forfeited, abandoned or dedicated to the public, or of any adverse determination or development (including, without limitation, the institution of, or any such determination or development in, any proceeding in the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the United States Copyright Office or any court or tribunal in any country) regarding such Grantors ownership of, or the validity of, any material Intellectual Property or such Grantors right to register the same or to own and maintain the same.
(f) Whenever such Grantor, either by itself or through any agent, employee, licensee or designee, shall file an application for the registration of any material Intellectual Property with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the United States Copyright Office or any similar office or agency in any other country or any political subdivision thereof, such Grantor shall report such filing to the Administrative Agent within five Business Days after the last day of the fiscal quarter in which such filing occurs. Upon request of the Administrative
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Agent, such Grantor shall execute and deliver, and have recorded, any and all agreements, instruments, documents, and papers as the Administrative Agent may request to evidence the Administrative Agents and the Secured Parties security interest in any material Copyright, Patent or Trademark and the goodwill and general intangibles of such Grantor relating thereto or represented thereby.
(g) Such Grantor will take all reasonable and necessary steps, including, without limitation, in any proceeding before the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the United States Copyright Office or any similar office or agency in any other country or any political subdivision thereof, to maintain and pursue each application relating to any material Intellectual Property (and to obtain the relevant registration) and to maintain each registration of the material Intellectual Property, including, without limitation, filing of applications for renewal, affidavits of use and affidavits of incontestability.
(h) In the event that any material Intellectual Property is infringed, misappropriated or diluted by a third party, such Grantor shall (i) take such actions as such Grantor shall reasonably deem appropriate under the circumstances to protect such Intellectual Property and (ii) if such Intellectual Property is of material economic value, promptly notify the Administrative Agent after it learns thereof and, if commercially appropriate in such Grantors judgment, sue for infringement, misappropriation or dilution, to seek injunctive relief where appropriate and to recover any and all damages for such infringement, misappropriation or dilution.
5.11 Deposit Accounts .
(a) Each Grantor will notify the Administrative Agent promptly in writing if it establishes a new Deposit Account after the Closing Date and shall update Schedule 7 to include such new Deposit Account.
(b) Each Grantor shall cause all Rents and other revenue derived from any Borrowing Base Property to be deposited into a Deposit Account, which shall be subject at all times to Blocked Account Control Agreement.
SECTION 6
REMEDIAL PROVISIONS
6.1 Certain Matters Relating to Receivables . (a) The Administrative Agent shall have the right, at any time after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, to make test verifications of the Receivables in any manner and through any medium that it reasonably considers advisable, and each Grantor shall furnish all such assistance and information as the Administrative Agent may require in connection with such test verifications. At any time and from time to time after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, upon the Administrative Agents request and at the expense of the relevant Grantor, such Grantor shall cause independent public accountants or others satisfactory to the Administrative Agent to furnish to the Administrative Agent reports showing reconciliations, aging and test verifications of, and trial balances for, the Receivables.
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(b) The Administrative Agent hereby authorizes each Grantor to collect such Grantors Receivables, subject to the Administrative Agents direction and control after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, and the Administrative Agent may curtail or terminate said authority at any time after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default. If required by the Administrative Agent at any time after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, any payments of Receivables, when collected by any Grantor, (i) shall be forthwith (and, in any event, within two Business Days) deposited by such Grantor in the exact form received, duly indorsed by such Grantor to the Administrative Agent if required, in a Collateral Account maintained under the sole dominion and control of the Administrative Agent, subject to withdrawal by the Administrative Agent for the account of the Secured Parties only as provided in Section 6.5, and (ii) until so turned over, shall be held by such Grantor in trust for the Administrative Agent and the Secured Parties, segregated from other funds of such Grantor. Each such deposit of Proceeds of Receivables shall be accompanied by a report identifying in reasonable detail the nature and source of the payments included in the deposit.
(c) At the Administrative Agents request, each Grantor shall deliver to the Administrative Agent all original and other documents evidencing, and relating to, the agreements and transactions which gave rise to the Receivables, including, without limitation, all original orders, invoices and shipping receipts.
(d) At any time after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, each Grantor will cooperate with the Administrative Agent to establish a system of lockbox accounts, under the sole dominion and control of the Administrative Agent, into which all Receivables shall be paid and from which all collected funds will be transferred to a Collateral Account.
6.2 Communications with Obligors; Grantors Remain Liable . (a) The Administrative Agent in its own name or in the name of others may at any time communicate with obligors under the Receivables to verify with them to the Administrative Agents satisfaction the existence, amount and terms of any Receivables.
(b) Upon the request of the Administrative Agent at any time after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, each Grantor shall notify obligors on the Receivables that the Receivables have been assigned to the Administrative Agent for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties and that payments in respect thereof shall be made directly to the Administrative Agent.
(c) Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, each Grantor shall remain liable under each of the Receivables (or any agreement giving rise thereto) to observe and perform all the conditions and obligations to be observed and performed by it thereunder, all in accordance with the terms of any agreement giving rise thereto. Neither the Administrative Agent nor any Secured Party shall have any obligation or liability under any Receivable (or any agreement giving rise thereto) by reason of or arising out of this Agreement or the receipt by the Administrative Agent or any Secured Party of any payment relating thereto, nor shall the Administrative Agent or any Secured Party be obligated in any manner to perform any of the obligations of any Grantor under or pursuant to any Receivable (or any agreement giving rise
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thereto), to make any payment, to make any inquiry as to the nature or the sufficiency of any payment received by it or as to the sufficiency of any performance by any party thereunder, to present or file any claim, to take any action to enforce any performance or to collect the payment of any amounts which may have been assigned to it or to which it may be entitled at any time or times.
6.3 Pledged Stock . (a) Unless an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and the Administrative Agent shall have given notice to the relevant Grantor of the Administrative Agents intent to exercise its corresponding rights pursuant to Section 6.3(b), each Grantor shall be permitted to receive all cash dividends paid in respect of the Pledged Stock and all payments made in respect of the Pledged Notes, in each case paid in the normal course of business of the relevant Issuer and consistent with past practice, to the extent permitted in the Credit Agreement, and to exercise all voting and corporate rights with respect to the Pledged Securities; provided , however , that no vote shall be cast or corporate right exercised or other action taken which, in the Administrative Agents reasonable judgment, would impair the Collateral or which would be inconsistent with or result in any violation of any provision of the Credit Agreement, this Agreement or any other Loan Document.
(b) If an Event of Default shall occur and be continuing and the Administrative Agent shall give notice of its intent to exercise such rights to the relevant Grantor or Grantors, (i) the Administrative Agent shall have the right to receive any and all cash dividends, payments or other Proceeds paid in respect of the Pledged Securities and make application thereof to the Obligations in the order set forth in Section 6.5, and (ii) any or all of the Pledged Securities shall be registered in the name of the Administrative Agent or its nominee, and the Administrative Agent or its nominee may thereafter exercise (x) all voting, corporate and other rights pertaining to such Pledged Securities at any meeting of shareholders of the relevant Issuer or Issuers or otherwise and (y) any and all rights of conversion, exchange and subscription and any other rights, privileges or options pertaining to such Pledged Securities as if it were the absolute owner thereof (including, without limitation, the right to exchange at its discretion any and all of the Pledged Securities upon the merger, consolidation, reorganization, recapitalization or other fundamental change in the corporate structure of any Issuer, or upon the exercise by any Grantor or the Administrative Agent of any right, privilege or option pertaining to such Pledged Securities, and in connection therewith, the right to deposit and deliver any and all of the Pledged Securities with any committee, depositary, transfer agent, registrar or other designated agency upon such terms and conditions as the Administrative Agent may determine), all without liability except to account for property actually received by it, but the Administrative Agent shall have no duty to any Grantor to exercise any such right, privilege or option and shall not be responsible for any failure to do so or delay in so doing.
(c) Each Grantor hereby authorizes and instructs each Issuer of any Pledged Securities pledged by such Grantor hereunder to (i) comply with any instruction received by it from the Administrative Agent in writing that (x) states that an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and (y) is otherwise in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, without any other or further instructions from such Grantor, and each Grantor agrees that each Issuer shall be fully protected in so complying, and (ii) unless otherwise expressly permitted hereby, pay any dividends or other payments with respect to the Pledged Securities directly to the Administrative Agent.
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6.4 Proceeds to be Turned Over To Administrative Agent . In addition to the rights of the Administrative Agent and the Secured Parties specified in Section 6.1 with respect to payments of Receivables, if an Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, all Proceeds received by any Grantor consisting of cash, checks and Instruments shall be held by such Grantor in trust for the Administrative Agent and the Secured Parties, segregated from other funds of such Grantor, and shall, forthwith upon receipt by such Grantor, be turned over to the Administrative Agent in the exact form received by such Grantor (duly indorsed by such Grantor to the Administrative Agent, if required). All Proceeds received by the Administrative Agent hereunder shall be held by the Administrative Agent in a Collateral Account maintained under its sole dominion and control. All Proceeds while held by the Administrative Agent in a Collateral Account (or by such Grantor in trust for the Administrative Agent and the Secured Parties) shall continue to be held as collateral security for all the Obligations and shall not constitute payment thereof until applied as provided in Section 6.5.
6.5 Application of Proceeds . At such intervals as may be agreed upon by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, or, if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, at any time at the Administrative Agents election, the Administrative Agent may apply all or any part of Proceeds constituting Collateral, whether or not held in any Collateral Account, and any proceeds of the guarantee set forth in Section 2, in payment of the Obligations in the following order:
First, to pay incurred and unpaid fees and expenses of the Administrative Agent under the Loan Documents;
Second, to the Administrative Agent, for application by it towards payment of amounts then due and owing and remaining unpaid in respect of the Obligations, pro rata among the Secured Parties according to the amounts of the Obligations then due and owing and remaining unpaid to the Secured Parties;
Third, to the Administrative Agent, for application by it towards prepayment of the Obligations, pro rata among the Secured Parties according to the amounts of the Obligations then held by the Secured Parties; and
Fourth, any balance of such Proceeds remaining after the Obligations shall have been paid in full, no Letters of Credit shall be outstanding and the Revolving Credit Commitments shall have terminated shall be paid over to the Borrower or to whomsoever may be lawfully entitled to receive the same.
6.6 Code and Other Remedies . If an Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, the Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, may exercise, in addition to all other rights and remedies granted to them in this Agreement and in any other instrument or agreement securing, evidencing or relating to the Obligations, all rights and remedies of a secured party under the New York UCC or any other applicable law. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Administrative Agent, without demand of performance or other demand, presentment, protest, advertisement or notice of any kind (except any notice required by law referred to below) to or upon any Grantor or any other Person (all and each of which demands, defenses, advertisements and notices are hereby waived), may in such circumstances
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forthwith collect, receive, appropriate and realize upon the Collateral, or any part thereof, and/or may forthwith sell, lease, assign, give option or options to purchase, or otherwise dispose of and deliver the Collateral or any part thereof (or contract to do any of the foregoing), in one or more parcels at public or private sale or sales, at any exchange, brokers board or office of the Administrative Agent or any Secured Party or elsewhere upon such terms and conditions as it may deem advisable and at such prices as it may deem best, for cash or on credit or for future delivery without assumption of any credit risk. The Administrative Agent or any Secured Party shall have the right upon any such public sale or sales, and, to the extent permitted by law, upon any such private sale or sales, to purchase the whole or any part of the Collateral so sold, free of any right or equity of redemption in any Grantor, which right or equity is hereby waived and released. Each Grantor further agrees, at the Administrative Agents request, to assemble the Collateral and make it available to the Administrative Agent at places which the Administrative Agent shall reasonably select, whether at such Grantors premises or elsewhere. The Administrative Agent shall apply the net proceeds of any action taken by it pursuant to this Section 6.6 with respect to any Grantors Collateral, after deducting all reasonable costs and expenses of every kind incurred in connection therewith or incidental to the care or safekeeping of any of the Collateral of such Grantor or in any way relating to the Collateral of such Grantor or the rights of the Administrative Agent and the Secured Parties hereunder with respect thereto, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys fees and disbursements, to the payment in whole or in part of the Obligations of such Grantor, in the order specified in Section 6.5, and only after such application and after the payment by the Administrative Agent of any other amount required by any provision of law, including, without limitation, Section 9-615(a)(3) of the New York UCC, need the Administrative Agent account for the surplus, if any, to any Grantor. To the extent permitted by applicable law, each Grantor waives all claims, damages and demands it may acquire against the Administrative Agent or any Secured Party arising out of the exercise by them of any rights hereunder. If any notice of a proposed sale or other disposition of Collateral shall be required by law, such notice shall be deemed reasonable and proper if given at least 10 days before such sale or other disposition.
6.7 Registration Rights . (a) If the Administrative Agent shall determine to exercise its right to sell any or all of the Pledged Stock pursuant to Section 6.6, and if in the opinion of the Administrative Agent it is necessary or advisable to have the Pledged Stock, or that portion thereof to be sold, registered under the provisions of the Securities Act, the relevant Grantor will cause the Issuer thereof to (i) execute and deliver, and cause the directors and officers of such Issuer to execute and deliver, all such instruments and documents, and do or cause to be done all such other acts as may be, in the opinion of the Administrative Agent, necessary or advisable to register the Pledged Stock, or that portion thereof to be sold, under the provisions of the Securities Act, (ii) use its best efforts to cause the registration statement relating thereto to become effective and to remain effective for a period of one year from the date of the first public offering of the Pledged Stock, or that portion thereof to be sold, and (iii) make all amendments thereto and/or to the related prospectus which, in the opinion of the Administrative Agent, are necessary or advisable, all in conformity with the requirements of the Securities Act and the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission applicable thereto. Each Grantor agrees to cause such Issuer to comply with the provisions of the securities or Blue Sky laws of any and all jurisdictions which the Administrative Agent shall designate and to make available to its security holders, as soon as practicable, an earnings statement (which need not be audited) which will satisfy the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act.
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(b) Each Grantor recognizes that the Administrative Agent may be unable to effect a public sale of any or all the Pledged Stock, by reason of certain prohibitions contained in the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws or otherwise, and may be compelled to resort to one or more private sales thereof to a restricted group of purchasers which will be obliged to agree, among other things, to acquire such securities for their own account for investment and not with a view to the distribution or resale thereof. Each Grantor acknowledges and agrees that any such private sale may result in prices and other terms less favorable than if such sale were a public sale and, notwithstanding such circumstances, agrees that any such private sale shall be deemed to have been made in a commercially reasonable manner. The Administrative Agent shall be under no obligation to delay a sale of any of the Pledged Stock for the period of time necessary to permit the Issuer thereof to register such securities for public sale under the Securities Act, or under applicable state securities laws, even if such Issuer would agree to do so.
(c) Each Grantor agrees to use its best efforts to do or cause to be done all such other acts as may be necessary to make such sale or sales of all or any portion of the Pledged Stock pursuant to this Section 6.7 valid and binding and in compliance with any and all other applicable Requirements of Law. Each Grantor further agrees that a breach of any of the covenants contained in this Section 6.7 will cause irreparable injury to the Administrative Agent and the Secured Parties, that the Administrative Agent and the Secured Parties have no adequate remedy at law in respect of such breach and, as a consequence, that each and every covenant contained in this Section 6.7 shall be specifically enforceable against such Grantor, and such Grantor hereby waives and agrees not to assert any defenses against an action for specific performance of such covenants except for a defense that no Event of Default has occurred under the Credit Agreement.
6.8 Deficiency . Each Grantor shall remain liable for any deficiency if the proceeds of any sale or other disposition of the Collateral are insufficient to pay its Obligations and the fees and disbursements of any attorneys employed by the Administrative Agent or any Secured Party to collect such deficiency.
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SECTION 7
THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
7.1 Administrative Agents Appointment as Attorney-in-Fact, etc . (a) Each Grantor hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints the Administrative Agent and any officer or agent thereof, with full power of substitution, as its true and lawful attorney-in-fact with full irrevocable power and authority in the place and stead of such Grantor and in the name of such Grantor or in its own name, for the purpose of carrying out the terms of this Agreement, to take any and all appropriate action and to execute any and all documents and instruments which may be necessary or desirable to accomplish the purposes of this Agreement, and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Grantor hereby gives the Administrative Agent the power and right, on behalf of such Grantor, without notice to or assent by such Grantor, to do any or all of the following:
(i) in the name of such Grantor or its own name, or otherwise, take possession of and indorse and collect any checks, drafts, notes, acceptances or other instruments for the payment of moneys due under any Receivable or with respect to any other Collateral and file any claim or take any other action or proceeding in any court of law or equity or otherwise deemed appropriate by the Administrative Agent for the purpose of collecting any and all such moneys due under any Receivable or with respect to any other Collateral whenever payable;
(ii) in the case of any Intellectual Property, execute and deliver, and have recorded, any and all agreements, instruments, documents and papers as the Administrative Agent may request to evidence the Administrative Agents and the Secured Parties security interest in such Intellectual Property and the goodwill and general intangibles of such Grantor relating thereto or represented thereby;
(iii) pay or discharge taxes and Liens levied or placed on or threatened against the Collateral, effect any repairs or any insurance called for by the terms of this Agreement and pay all or any part of the premiums therefor and the costs thereof;
(iv) execute, in connection with any sale provided for in Section 6.6 or 6.7, any indorsements, assignments or other instruments of conveyance or transfer with respect to the Collateral;
(v) (1) direct any party liable for any payment under any of the Collateral to make payment of any and all moneys due or to become due thereunder directly to the Administrative Agent or as the Administrative Agent shall direct; (2) ask or demand for, collect, and receive payment of and receipt for, any and all moneys, claims and other amounts due or to become due at any time in respect of or arising out of any Collateral; (3) sign and indorse any invoices, freight or express bills, bills of lading, storage or warehouse receipts, drafts against debtors, assignments, verifications, notices and other documents in connection with any of the Collateral; (4) commence and prosecute any suits, actions or proceedings at law or in equity in any court of competent jurisdiction to collect the Collateral or any portion thereof and to enforce any other right in respect of
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any Collateral; (5) defend any suit, action or proceeding brought against such Grantor with respect to any Collateral; (6) settle, compromise or adjust any such suit, action or proceeding and, in connection therewith, give such discharges or releases as the Administrative Agent may deem appropriate; (7) assign any Copyright, Patent or Trademark (along with the goodwill of the business to which any such Copyright, Patent or Trademark pertains), throughout the world for such term or terms, on such conditions, and in such manner, as the Administrative Agent shall in its sole discretion determine; and (8) generally, sell, transfer, pledge and make any agreement with respect to or otherwise deal with any of the Collateral as fully and completely as though the Administrative Agent were the absolute owner thereof for all purposes, and do, at the Administrative Agents option and such Grantors expense, at any time, or from time to time, all acts and things which the Administrative Agent deems necessary to protect, preserve or realize upon the Collateral and the Administrative Agents and the Secured Parties security interests therein and to effect the intent of this Agreement, all as fully and effectively as such Grantor might do; and
(vi) license or sublicense whether on an exclusive or non-exclusive basis, any Intellectual Property for such term and on such conditions and in such manner as the Administrative Agent shall in its sole judgment determine and, in connection therewith, such Grantor hereby grants to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties a royalty-free, world-wide irrevocable license of its Intellectual Property.
Anything in this Section 7.1(a) to the contrary notwithstanding, the Administrative Agent agrees that it will not exercise any rights under the power of attorney provided for in this Section 7.1(a) unless an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.
(b) If any Grantor fails to perform or comply with any of its agreements contained herein, the Administrative Agent, at its option, but without any obligation so to do, may perform or comply, or otherwise cause performance or compliance, with such agreement.
(c) The expenses of the Administrative Agent incurred in connection with actions undertaken as provided in this Section 7.1, together with interest thereon at a rate per annum equal to the rate per annum at which interest would then be payable on past due Base Rate Loans under the Credit Agreement, from the date of payment by the Administrative Agent to the date reimbursed by the relevant Grantor, shall be payable by such Grantor to the Administrative Agent on demand.
(d) Each Grantor hereby ratifies all that said attorneys shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. All powers, authorizations and agencies contained in this Agreement are coupled with an interest and are irrevocable until this Agreement is terminated and the security interests created hereby are released.
7.2 Duty of Administrative Agent . The Administrative Agents sole duty with respect to the custody, safekeeping and physical preservation of the Collateral in its possession, under Section 9-207 of the New York UCC or otherwise, shall be to deal with it in the same manner as the Administrative Agent deals with similar property for its own account. Neither the
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Administrative Agent, any Secured Party nor any of their respective officers, directors, employees or agents shall be liable for failure to demand, collect or realize upon any of the Collateral or for any delay in doing so or shall be under any obligation to sell or otherwise dispose of any Collateral upon the request of any Grantor or any other Person or to take any other action whatsoever with regard to the Collateral or any part thereof. The powers conferred on the Administrative Agent and the Secured Parties hereunder are solely to protect the Administrative Agents and the Secured Parties interests in the Collateral and shall not impose any duty upon the Administrative Agent or any Secured Party to exercise any such powers. The Administrative Agent and the Secured Parties shall be accountable only for amounts that they actually receive as a result of the exercise of such powers, and neither they nor any of their officers, directors, employees or agents shall be responsible to any Grantor for any act or failure to act hereunder, except for their own gross negligence or willful misconduct.
7.3 Execution of Financing Statements . Pursuant to any applicable law, each Grantor authorizes the Administrative Agent to file or record financing statements and other filing or recording documents or instruments with respect to the Collateral without the signature of such Grantor in such form and in such offices as the Administrative Agent determines appropriate to perfect the security interests of the Administrative Agent under this Agreement. Each Grantor authorizes the Administrative Agent to use the collateral description all personal property or all assets in any such financing statements. Each Grantor hereby ratifies and authorizes the filing by the Administrative Agent of any financing statement with respect to the Collateral made prior to the date hereof.
7.4 Authority of Administrative Agent . Each Grantor acknowledges that the rights and responsibilities of the Administrative Agent under this Agreement with respect to any action taken by the Administrative Agent or the exercise or non-exercise by the Administrative Agent of any option, voting right, request, judgment or other right or remedy provided for herein or resulting or arising out of this Agreement shall, as between the Administrative Agent and the Secured Parties, be governed by the Credit Agreement and by such other agreements with respect thereto as may exist from time to time among them, but, as between the Administrative Agent and the Grantors, the Administrative Agent shall be conclusively presumed to be acting as agent for the Secured Parties with full and valid authority so to act or refrain from acting, and no Grantor shall be under any obligation, or entitlement, to make any inquiry respecting such authority. Notwithstanding any other provision herein or in any Loan Document, the only duty or responsibility of the Administrative Agent to any Qualified Counterparty under this Agreement is the duty to remit to such Qualified Counterparty any amounts to which it is entitled pursuant to Section 6.5.
SECTION 8
MISCELLANEOUS
8.1 Amendments in Writing . None of the terms or provisions of this Agreement may be waived, amended, supplemented or otherwise modified except in accordance with Section 10.1 of the Credit Agreement. No consent of any Qualified Counterparty shall be required for any waiver, amendment, supplement or other modification to this Agreement.
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8.2 Notices . All notices, requests and demands to or upon the Administrative Agent or any Grantor hereunder shall be effected in the manner provided for in Section 10.2 of the Credit Agreement; provided that any such notice, request or demand to or upon any Guarantor shall be addressed to such Guarantor at its notice address set forth on Schedule 1 .
8.3 No Waiver by Course of Conduct; Cumulative Remedies . Neither the Administrative Agent nor any Secured Party shall by any act (except by a written instrument pursuant to Section 8.1), delay, indulgence, omission or otherwise be deemed to have waived any right or remedy hereunder or to have acquiesced in any Default or Event of Default. No failure to exercise, nor any delay in exercising, on the part of the Administrative Agent or any Secured Party, any right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof. No single or partial exercise of any right, power or privilege hereunder shall preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege. A waiver by the Administrative Agent or any Secured Party of any right or remedy hereunder on any one occasion shall not be construed as a bar to any right or remedy which the Administrative Agent or such Secured Party would otherwise have on any future occasion. The rights and remedies herein provided are cumulative, may be exercised singly or concurrently and are not exclusive of any other rights or remedies provided by law.
8.4 Enforcement Expenses; Indemnification . (a) Each Guarantor agrees to pay, or reimburse each Secured Party and the Administrative Agent for, all its costs and expenses incurred in collecting against such Guarantor under the guarantee contained in Section 2 or otherwise enforcing or preserving any rights under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which such Guarantor is a party, including, without limitation, the fees and disbursements of counsel (including the allocated fees and expenses of in-house counsel) to each Secured Party and of counsel to the Administrative Agent.
(b) Each Guarantor agrees to pay, and to save the Administrative Agent and the Secured Parties harmless from, any and all liabilities with respect to, or resulting from any delay in paying, any and all stamp, excise, sales or other taxes which may be payable or determined to be payable with respect to any of the Collateral or in connection with any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(c) Each Guarantor agrees to pay, and to save the Administrative Agent and the Secured Parties harmless from, any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever with respect to the execution, delivery, enforcement, performance and administration of this Agreement to the extent the Borrower would be required to do so pursuant to Section 10.5 of the Credit Agreement.
(d) The agreements in this Section shall survive repayment of the Obligations and all other amounts payable under the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
8.5 Successors and Assigns . This Agreement shall be binding upon the successors and assigns of each Grantor and shall inure to the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the Secured Parties and their successors and assigns; provided that no Grantor may assign, transfer or delegate any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent.
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8.6 Set-Off . Each Grantor hereby irrevocably authorizes the Administrative Agent and each Secured Party at any time and from time to time while an Event of Default pursuant to Section 8(a) of the Credit Agreement shall have occurred and be continuing, without notice to such Grantor or any other Grantor, any such notice being expressly waived by each Grantor, to set-off and appropriate and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final), in any currency, and any other credits, indebtedness or claims, in any currency, in each case whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, matured or unmatured, at any time held or owing by the Administrative Agent or such Secured Party to or for the credit or the account of such Grantor, or any part thereof in such amounts as the Administrative Agent or such Secured Party may elect, against and on account of the obligations and liabilities of such Grantor to the Administrative Agent or such Secured Party hereunder and claims of every nature and description of the Administrative Agent or such Secured Party against such Grantor, in any currency, whether arising hereunder, under the Credit Agreement, any other Loan Document or otherwise, as the Administrative Agent or such Secured Party may elect, whether or not the Administrative Agent or any Secured Party has made any demand for payment and although such obligations, liabilities and claims may be contingent or unmatured. The Administrative Agent and each Secured Party shall notify such Grantor promptly of any such set-off and the application made by the Administrative Agent or such Secured Party of the proceeds thereof, provided that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such set-off and application. The rights of the Administrative Agent and each Secured Party under this Section are subject to Section 10.7 of the Credit Agreement and are in addition to other rights and remedies (including, without limitation, other rights of set-off) which the Administrative Agent or such Secured Party may have.
8.7 Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed by one or more of the parties to this Agreement on any number of separate counterparts (including by telecopy), and all of said counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument.
8.8 Severability . Any provision of this Agreement which is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.
8.9 Section Headings . The Section headings used in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and are not to affect the construction hereof or be taken into consideration in the interpretation hereof.
8.10 Integration . This Agreement and the other Loan Documents represent the agreement of the Grantors, the Administrative Agent and the Secured Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof, and there are no promises, undertakings, representations or warranties by the Administrative Agent or any Secured Party relative to subject matter hereof and thereof not expressly set forth or referred to herein or in the other Loan Documents.
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8.11 GOVERNING LAW . THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
8.12 Submission To Jurisdiction ; Waivers. Each Grantor hereby irrevocably and unconditionally:
(a) submits for itself and its property in any legal action or proceeding relating to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party, or for recognition and enforcement of any judgment in respect thereof, to the non-exclusive general jurisdiction of the Courts of the State of New York, the courts of the United States of America for the Southern District of New York, and appellate courts from any thereof;
(b) consents that any such action or proceeding may be brought in such courts and waives any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the venue of any such action or proceeding in any such court or that such action or proceeding was brought in an inconvenient court and agrees not to plead or claim the same;
(c) agrees that service of process in any such action or proceeding may be effected by mailing a copy thereof by registered or certified mail (or any substantially similar form of mail), postage prepaid, to such Grantor at its address referred to in Section 8.2 or at such other address of which the Administrative Agent shall have been notified pursuant thereto;
(d) agrees that nothing herein shall affect the right to effect service of process in any other manner permitted by law or shall limit the right to sue in any other jurisdiction; and
(e) waives, to the maximum extent not prohibited by law, any right it may have to claim or recover in any legal action or proceeding referred to in this Section any special, exemplary, punitive or consequential damages.
8.13 Acknowledgments . Each Grantor hereby acknowledges that:
(a) it has been advised by counsel in the negotiation, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party;
(b) neither the Administrative Agent nor any Secured Party has any fiduciary relationship with or duty to any Grantor arising out of or in connection with this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, and the relationship between the Grantors, on the one hand, and the Administrative Agent and Secured Parties, on the other hand, in connection herewith or therewith is solely that of debtor and creditor; and
(c) no joint venture is created hereby or by the other Loan Documents or otherwise exists by virtue of the transactions contemplated hereby among the Secured Parties or among the Grantors and the Secured Parties.
8.14 Additional Grantors . Each Subsidiary of the Borrower that is required to become a party to this Agreement pursuant to Section 6.9 of the Credit Agreement shall become a Grantor for all purposes of this Agreement upon execution and delivery by such Subsidiary of an Assumption Agreement in the form of Annex 1 hereto.
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8.15 Releases . (a) At such time as the Loans, the Reimbursement Obligations and the other Obligations (other than Borrower Hedge Agreement Obligations and Guarantor Hedge Agreement Obligations) shall have been paid in full, the Revolving Credit Commitments have been terminated and no Letters of Credit shall be outstanding, the Collateral shall be released from the Liens created hereby, and this Agreement and all obligations (other than those expressly stated to survive such termination) of the Administrative Agent and each Grantor hereunder shall terminate, all without delivery of any instrument or performance of any act by any party, and all rights to the Collateral shall revert to the Grantors. At the request and sole expense of any Grantor following any such termination, the Administrative Agent shall deliver to such Grantor any Collateral held by the Administrative Agent hereunder, and execute and deliver to such Grantor such documents as such Grantor shall reasonably request to evidence such termination.
(b) If any of the Collateral shall be sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of by any Grantor in a transaction permitted by the Credit Agreement, or if the conditions for release under Section 10.15 of the Credit Agreement have been satisfied, then the Administrative Agent, at the request and sole expense of such Grantor, shall execute and deliver to such Grantor all releases or other documents reasonably necessary or desirable for the release of the Liens created hereby on such Collateral. At the request and sole expense of the Borrower, a Subsidiary Guarantor shall be released from its obligations hereunder in the event that all the Capital Stock of such Subsidiary Guarantor shall be sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of in a transaction permitted by the Credit Agreement or if the conditions for release under Section 10.15 of the Credit Agreement have been satisfied; provided that the Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent, at least five Business Days prior to the date of the proposed release, a written request for release identifying the relevant Subsidiary Guarantor and the terms of the sale or other disposition in reasonable detail, including the price thereof and any expenses in connection therewith, together with a certification by the Borrower stating that such transaction is in compliance with the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
(c) No consent of any Qualified Counterparty shall be required for any release of Collateral or Guarantors pursuant to this Section.
8.16 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL . EACH GRANTOR AND, BY ACCEPTANCE OF THE BENEFITS HEREOF, EACH AGENT AND EACH SECURED PARTY, HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT AND FOR ANY COUNTERCLAIM THEREIN.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has caused this Guarantee and Collateral Agreement to be duly executed and delivered as of the date first above written.
HUDSON PACIFIC PROPERTIES, INC. | ||
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HUDSON PACIFIC PROPERTIES, L.P. | ||
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[Signature Page to Guarantee and Collateral Agreement]
Schedule 1
NOTICE ADDRESSES OF GUARANTORS
Schedule 2
DESCRIPTION OF PLEDGED SECURITIES
Pledged Stock:
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Schedule 3
FILINGS AND OTHER ACTIONS
REQUIRED TO PERFECT SECURITY INTERESTS
Uniform Commercial Code Filings
[List each office where a financing statement is to be filed]
Patent and Trademark Filings 1
[List all filings]
Actions with respect to Pledged Stock 2
Other Actions
[Describe other actions to be taken]
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Note that perfection of security interests in Intellectual Property requires filings under the UCC in the jurisdictions where filings would be made for general intangibles, as well as filings in the U.S. Copyright Office and the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office. |
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If the Pledged Stock is a certificated security, the security interest should be perfected by possession of the stock certificates and stock powers; if the Pledged Stock is not a certificated security; control should be obtained by the applicable methods specified in Articles 8 and 9 of the New York UCC. |
Schedule 4
JURISDICTION OF ORGANIZATION, IDENTIFICATION NUMBER AND
LOCATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICE
Grantor |
Jurisdiction of Organization |
Identification Number |
Location of Chief Executive Office |
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Schedule 5
LOCATIONS OF INVENTORY AND EQUIPMENT
Grantor |
Locations |
Schedule 6
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
I. | Copyrights and Copyright Licenses: |
II. | Patents and Patent Licenses: |
III. | Trademarks and Trademark Licenses: |
Annex I
to
Guarantee and Collateral Agreement
ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT, dated as of , 201 , made by , a corporation (the Additional Grantor ), in favor of BARCLAYS BANK PLC, as administrative agent (in such capacity, the Administrative Agent ) for the banks and other financial institutions (the Lenders ) parties to the Credit Agreement referred to below. All capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to them in such Credit Agreement.
W I T N E S S E T H :
WHEREAS, HUDSON PACIFIC PROPERTIES, L.P. (the Borrower ), HUDSON PACIFIC PROPERTIES, INC. (the REIT ), the Lenders, the Arrangers, the Syndication Agent and the Administrative Agent have entered into a Credit Agreement, dated as of , 2010 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the Credit Agreement );
WHEREAS, in connection with the Credit Agreement, the Borrower and certain of its Affiliates (other than the Additional Grantor) have entered into the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, dated as of , 2010 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement ) in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Lenders;
WHEREAS, the Credit Agreement requires the Additional Grantor to become a party to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the Additional Grantor has agreed to execute and deliver this Assumption Agreement in order to become a party to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement;
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS AGREED:
1. Guarantee and Collateral Agreement . By executing and delivering this Assumption Agreement, the Additional Grantor, as provided in Section 8.14 of the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, hereby becomes a party to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement as a Grantor thereunder with the same force and effect as if originally named therein as a Grantor and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, hereby expressly assumes all obligations and liabilities of a Grantor thereunder. The information set forth in Annex 1-A hereto is hereby added to the information set forth in Schedules * to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement. The Additional Grantor hereby represents and warrants that each of the representations and warranties contained in Section 4 of the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement is true and correct on and as the date hereof (after giving effect to this Assumption Agreement) as if made on and as of such date.
* | Refer to each Schedule which needs to be supplemented. |
2. GOVERNING LAW . THIS ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Assumption Agreement to be duly executed and delivered as of the date first above written.
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Annex II
to
Guarantee and Collateral Agreement
ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND CONSENT
The undersigned hereby acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement dated as of , 2010 (the Agreement ), made by the Grantors parties thereto for the benefit of BARCLAYS BANK PLC, as Administrative Agent. The undersigned agrees for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders as follows:
1. The undersigned will be bound by the terms of the Agreement and will comply with such terms insofar as such terms are applicable to the undersigned.
2. The undersigned will notify the Administrative Agent promptly in writing of the occurrence of any of the events described in Section 5.8(a) of the Agreement.
3. The terms of Sections 5.8, 6.3(a) and 6.7 of the Agreement shall apply to it, mutatis mutandis , with respect to all actions that may be required of it, or prohibited, pursuant to Section 5.8, 6.3(a) and 6.7 of the Agreement.
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EXHIBIT B
FORM OF COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
This Compliance Certificate is delivered pursuant to Section 6.2 of the Credit Agreement, dated as of , 2010, as amended, supplemented or modified from time to time (the Credit Agreement ), among HUDSON PACIFIC PROPERTIES, L.P., a Maryland limited partnership (the Borrower ), HUDSON PACIFIC PROPERTIES, INC., a Maryland corporation (the REIT ), the Lenders parties thereto, BARCLAYS CAPITAL and BANC OF AMERICA SECURITIES LLC, as Arrangers and BARCLAYS BANK PLC, as Administrative Agent, and others. Terms defined in the Credit Agreement are used herein as therein defined.
The undersigned hereby certifies to the Arranger, the Agents and the Lenders as follows:
1. I am the duly elected, qualified and acting [Chief Financial Officer] [Vice President - Finance] of the Borrower.
2. I have reviewed and am familiar with the contents of this Certificate.
3. I have reviewed the terms of the Credit Agreement and the Loan Documents and have made or caused to be made under my supervision, a review in reasonable detail of the transactions and condition of the Borrower during the accounting period covered by the financial statements attached hereto as Attachment 1 (the Financial Statements ). Such review did not disclose the existence during or at the end of the accounting period covered by the Financial Statements, and I have no knowledge of the existence, as of the date of this Certificate, of any condition or event which constitutes a Default or Event of Default [, except as set forth below].
4. Attached hereto as Attachment 2 are the computations showing compliance with the covenants set forth in Section 7.1, 7.2, 7.5, 7.6 and 7.7 of the Credit Agreement.
5. Since the Closing Date:
(a) No Loan Party has changed its name, identity or corporate structure;
(b) No Loan Party has changed its jurisdiction of organization or the location of its chief executive office or its sole place of business;
(c) No Inventory or Equipment (as such terms are defined in the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement) having a value in excess of $1,000,000 is being kept at any location other than the locations listed in Schedule 5 to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement; and
(d) No Loan Party has acquired any material Intellectual Property;
except, in each case, (i) any of the foregoing that has been previously disclosed in writing to the Administrative Agent and in respect of which the Borrower has delivered to the Administrative Agent all required UCC financing statements and other filings required to maintain the perfection and priority of the Administrative Agents security interest in the Collateral after giving effect to such event, in each case as required by Section 5.5 of the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement and (ii) any of the foregoing described in Attachment 3 hereto in respect of which the Borrower is delivering to the Administrative Agent herewith all required UCC financing statements and other filings required to maintain the perfection and priority of the Administrative Agents security interest in the Collateral after giving effect to such event, in each case as required by Section 5.5 of the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement.
6. Since the Closing Date:
(a) No Loan Party has acquired any Property of the type described in Section 6.9(a) of the Credit Agreement as to which the Administrative Agent does not have a perfected Lien pursuant to the Security Documents;
(b) No Loan Party has formed or acquired any Subsidiary (and (i) no Foreign Subsidiary that was an Excluded Foreign Subsidiary has ceased to be an Excluded Foreign Subsidiary and (ii) no Excluded Subsidiary that was an Excluded Subsidiary has ceased to be an Excluded Subsidiary); and
(c) No Loan Party has acquired or formed any Excluded Foreign Subsidiary or Excluded Subsidiary;
except, in each case, (i) any of the foregoing that has been previously disclosed in writing to the Administrative Agent and in respect of which the Borrower has taken all actions required by Section 6.9 of the Credit Agreement with respect thereto and (ii) any of the foregoing described in Attachment 3 hereto in respect of which the Borrower is concurrently herewith taking all actions required by Section 6.9 of the Credit Agreement with respect thereto.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Compliance Certificate as of the date set forth below.
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The information described herein is as of , 200 , and pertains to the period from , 20 to , 20 .
[Set forth Covenant Calculations]
Disclosure of Events Pursuant to Section 5.5 of Guarantee and Collateral
Agreement and Section 6.9 of the Credit Agreement
EXHIBIT C
FORM OF CLOSING CERTIFICATE
This Closing Certificate is delivered pursuant to Section 5.1(l) of the Credit Agreement, dated as of June , 2010, (as amended, supplemented or modified from time to time, the Credit Agreement ), among HUDSON PACIFIC PROPERTIES, L.P., a Maryland limited partnership (the Borrower ), HUDSON PACIFIC PROPERTIES, INC., a Maryland corporation (the REIT ), the Lenders parties thereto, BARCLAYS CAPITAL INC. and BANC OF AMERICA SECURITIES LLC, as Arrangers and BARCLAYS BANK PLC, as Administrative Agent, and others. Terms defined in the Credit Agreement are used herein as therein defined.
The undersigned [INSERT TITLE OF OFFICER] of [INSERT NAME OF COMPANY] (the Company ) hereby certifies to the Arranger, the Agents and the Lenders as follows:
1. The representations and warranties of the Company set forth in each of the Loan Documents to which it is a party or which are contained in any certificate furnished by or on behalf of the Company pursuant to any of the Loan Documents to which it is a party are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date hereof with the same effect as if made on the date hereof, except for representations and warranties expressly stated to relate to a specific earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties were true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date.
2. is the duly elected and qualified Corporate Secretary of the Company and the signature set forth for such officer below is such officers true and genuine signature.
3. No Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing as of the date hereof or after giving effect to the Loans to be made on the date hereof. [ Borrower only ]
4. The conditions precedent set forth in Section 5.1 of the Credit Agreement were satisfied as of the Closing Date. [ Borrower only ]
The undersigned Corporate Secretary of the Company certifies as follows:
1. There are no liquidation or dissolution proceedings pending or to my knowledge threatened against the Company, nor has any other event occurred adversely affecting or threatening the continued corporate existence of the Company.
2. The Company is a corporation duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization.
3. Attached hereto as Annex 1 is a true and complete copy of resolutions duly adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company on ; such resolutions have not in any way been amended, modified, revoked or rescinded, have been in full force and effect since their adoption to and including the date hereof and are now in full force and effect [and are the only corporate proceedings of the Company now in force relating to or affecting the matters referred to therein.]
4. Attached hereto as Annex 2 is a true and complete copy of the By-Laws of the Company as in effect on the date hereof.
5. Attached hereto as Annex 3 is a true and complete copy of the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company as in effect on the date hereof, and such certificate has not been amended, repealed, modified or restated.
6. Attached hereto as Annex 4 are true and complete copies of any debt instrument, security agreement or other material contract to which the Company may be a party that is listed on Schedule 7.2(d) of the Credit Agreement.
7. The following persons are now duly elected and qualified officers of the Company holding the offices indicated next to their respective names below, and such officers have held such offices with the Company at all times since the date indicated next to their respective titles to and including the date hereof, and the signatures appearing opposite their respective names below are the true and genuine signatures of such officers, and each of such officers is duly authorized to execute and deliver in their official capacity on behalf of the Company each of the Loan Documents to which it is a party and any certificate or other document to be delivered by the Company pursuant to the Loan Documents to which it is a party:
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed the Closing Certificate as of the date set forth below.
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Title: | Title: |
Dated: , 2010
ANNEX 1
[Board Resolutions]
ANNEX 2
[By Laws of the Company]
ANNEX 3
[Certificate of Incorporation]
ANNEX 4
[Existing Indebtedness]
Exhibit D
PREPARED BY AND UPON
RECORDATION RETURN TO:
Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
One World Financial Center
New York, New York 10281
Attention: Julian Chung, Esq.
[(ver 1)Sunset-Gower: SGS HOLDINGS, LLC; (ver 2) Orange, CA: HFOP CITY PLAZA, LLC], as Grantor
to
[CHICAGO] TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY, as Trustee
for the benefit of
BARCLAYS BANK PLC, as Beneficiary
DEED OF TRUST, SECURITY AGREEMENT, ASSIGNMENT OF LEASES AND RENTS
AND FIXTURE FILING
Executed this day of 2010, to be effective as of , 2010
THIS DOCUMENT SECURES A CREDIT AGREEMENT WHICH CONTAINS PROVISIONS FOR ADJUSTMENTS IN THE INTEREST RATE AND PAYMENT AMOUNTS AND/OR A BALLOON PAYMENT. THIS INSTRUMENT CONSTITUTES A SECURITY AGREEMENT AS THAT TERM IF DEFINED IN THE CALIFORNIA UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE. PORTIONS OF THE COLLATERAL ARE GOODS THAT ARE OR ARE TO BECOME FIXTURES ON THE LAND DESCRIBED IN SCHEDULE A HERETO. THIS INSTRUMENT IS INTENDED TO SERVE AS A FIXTURE FILING AND IS TO BE RECORDED IN THE REAL ESTATE RECORDS OF EACH COUNTY IN WHICH SAID LAND OR ANY PORTION THEREOF IS LOCATED AND INDEXED AS A FEE SECURITY INSTRUMENT AND A FIXTURE FILING. GRANTOR IS THE OWNER OF THE FEE INTEREST IN SCHEDULE A HERETO.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Terms and Conditions |
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Defined Terms. | 5 | ||||
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Warranty of Title. | 5 | ||||
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Payment of Obligations. | 5 | ||||
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Requirements. | 5 | ||||
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Payment of Taxes and Other Impositions. | 6 | ||||
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Insurance. | 7 | ||||
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Restrictions on Liens and Encumbrances. | 9 | ||||
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Due on Sale and Other Transfer Restrictions. | 9 | ||||
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Condemnation/Eminent Domain. | 9 | ||||
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Leases. | 9 | ||||
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Further Assurances. | 11 | ||||
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Beneficiarys Right to Perform. | 11 | ||||
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Remedies | 11 | ||||
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Right of Beneficiary to Credit Sale. | 13 | ||||
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Appointment of Receiver. | 14 | ||||
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Extension, Release, etc. | 14 | ||||
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Security Agreement under Uniform Commercial Code. | 15 | ||||
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Assignment of Rents. | 16 | ||||
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Additional Rights. | 16 | ||||
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Notices. | 16 | ||||
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No Oral Modification. | 16 | ||||
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Partial Invalidity. | 17 | ||||
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Grantors Waiver of Rights. | 17 | ||||
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Remedies Not Exclusive. | 18 | ||||
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Multiple Security. | 18 | ||||
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Successors and Assigns. | 19 | ||||
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No Waivers, etc. | 19 | ||||
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Governing Law, etc. | 20 | ||||
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Certain Definitions. | 21 | ||||
30. |
Maximum Rate of Interest. | 21 | ||||
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INTENTIONALLY DELETED. | 21 | ||||
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Release. | 21 | ||||
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Trustees Powers (and Liabilities). | 21 | ||||
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Last Dollars Secured; Priority. | 23 | ||||
35. | Receipt of Copy. | 23 | ||||
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ADDITIONAL STATE SPECIFIC PROVISIONS | 23 |
SCHEDULES
Schedule A Description of the Land [for ground lease property,
Schedule A-1 Owned Land and Schedule A-2 Leased Land]
DEED OF TRUST, SECURITY AGREEMENT,
ASSIGNMENT OF LEASES AND RENTS, AND FIXTURE FILING
THIS DEED OF TRUST, SECURITY AGREEMENT, ASSIGNMENT OF LEASES AND RENTS, AND FIXTURE FILING (this Security Instrument ) , executed on ______ __, 2010 to be effective as of _______ ___, 2010, is made by [(ver 1)Sunset-Gower: SGS HOLDINGS, LLC; (ver 2) Orange, CA: HFOP CITY PLAZA, LLC], ( Grantor ), whose address is c/o Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc., 11601 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1600, Los Angeles, CA 90025, to CHICAGO TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY, a California corporation, as trustee (in such capacity, Trustee ), whose address is 700 South Flower Street, Los Angeles, CA 90017, for the use and benefit of BARCLAYS BANK PLC, as administrative agent under the Credit Agreement referred to below (in such capacity, Beneficiary ), whose address is 745 Seventh Avenue, New York, New York 10019. References to this Deed of Trust shall mean this instrument and any and all renewals, modifications, amendments, supplements, extensions, consolidations, substitutions, spreaders and replacements of this instrument.
For purposes of Section 17 hereof, Grantors organizational identification number is [ver 1: SGS = 4398889 (Del.); ver 2: HFOP = 4581577 (Del.)].
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Background
A. Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the REIT), Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P., a Maryland limited partnership (the Borrower ), the several banks and other financial institutions or entities from time to time parties to the Credit Agreement herein described (the Lenders ), Barclays Capital and Banc of America Securities LLC, as joint lead arrangers and joint book runners, Bank of America, N.A., as syndication agent and Beneficiary, as administrative agent, are parties to that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of the date hereof (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the Credit Agreement ). The terms of the Credit Agreement are incorporated by reference in this Deed of Trust as if the terms thereof were fully set forth herein. In the event of any conflict between the provisions of this Deed of Trust and the provisions of the Credit Agreement, the applicable provisions of the Credit Agreement shall govern and control.
B. Pursuant to the Credit Agreement, the Lenders have severally agreed to make loans and other extensions of credit to Borrower upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein, such extensions of credit including without limitation, the Revolving Credit Facility in the aggregate principal amount of TWO HUNDRED MILLION AND NO/100 DOLLARS ($200,000,000.00), which may be increased by the terms of the Credit Agreement to as much as TWO HUNDRED FIFTY MILLION AND NO/100 DOLLARS ($250,000,000.00).
C. Certain of the Qualified Counterparties may enter into Specified Hedge Agreements with the Borrower.
D. Grantor (i) is the owner of the [fee simple] [leasehold] estate in the parcel(s) of real property, if any, described on Schedule A [or A-1 fee simple and A-2 leasehold] attached hereto (the Land ) [Schedule A-2, the Leased Land ); and (ii) owns, leases or otherwise has the right to use all of the buildings, improvements, structures, and fixtures now or subsequently located on the Land (collectively, the Improvements ; the Land and the Improvements being collectively referred to as the Real Estate ).
E. Grantor entered into that certain Guarantee and Collateral Agreement dated as of the date hereof in favor of the Beneficiary (the Guaranty ) for the benefit of the Secured Parties (as hereinafter defined).
F. It is a condition precedent to the obligation of the Lenders to make extensions of credit to the Borrower under the Credit Agreement that Grantor shall have executed and delivered the Guaranty and this Deed of Trust to Beneficiary for the benefit of the Secured Parties, which Deed of Trust secures Grantors obligations under the Guaranty.
Granting Clauses
For good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, Grantor hereby agrees that in order to secure the payment of the obligations of Grantor under the Guaranty (collectively, the Obligations ):
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GRANTOR HEREBY CONVEYS TO TRUSTEE AND HEREBY GRANTS, SELLS, BARGAINS, CONFIRMS, ASSIGNS, TRANSFERS AND SETS OVER TO TRUSTEE WITH POWER OF SALE WITH DEED OF TRUST COVENANTS FOR THE USE AND BENEFIT OF BENEFICIARY, AND GRANTS BENEFICIARY, INSOFAR AS ANY PROPERTY CONSTITUTES PERSONAL PROPERTY, A SECURITY INTEREST IN, IN EACH CASE FOR THE RATABLE BENEFIT OF THE SECURED PARTIES:
(a) the Land [for ground lease property the Owned Land and the Leased Land];
(b) all right, title and interest Grantor now has or may hereafter acquire in and to the Improvements or any part thereof and all the estate, right, title, claim or demand whatsoever of Grantor, in possession or expectancy, in and to the Real Estate or any part thereof;
(c) all right, title and interest of Grantor in, to and under all easements, rights of way, licenses, operating agreements, abutting strips and gores of land, streets, ways, alleys, passages, sewer rights, waters, water courses, water and flowage rights, development rights, air rights, mineral and soil rights, plants, standing and fallen timber, and all estates, rights, titles, interests, privileges, licenses, tenements, hereditaments and appurtenances belonging, relating or appertaining to the Real Estate, and any reversions, remainders, rents, issues, profits and revenue thereof and all land lying in the bed of any street, road or avenue, in front of or adjoining the Real Estate to the center line thereof;
(d) all right, title and interest of Grantor in, to and under all of the fixtures, chattels, business machines, machinery, apparatus, equipment, furnishings, fittings, appliances and articles of personal property of every kind and nature whatsoever, and all appurtenances and additions thereto and substitutions or replacements thereof (together with, in each case, attachments, components, parts and accessories) currently owned or subsequently acquired by Grantor and now or subsequently attached to, or contained in or used or usable in any way in connection with any operation or letting of the Real Estate, including but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, all screens, awnings, shades, blinds, curtains, draperies, artwork, carpets, rugs, storm doors and windows, furniture and furnishings, heating, electrical, and mechanical equipment, lighting, switchboards, plumbing, ventilating, air conditioning and air-cooling apparatus, refrigerating, and incinerating equipment, escalators, elevators, loading and unloading equipment and systems, stoves, ranges, laundry equipment, cleaning systems (including window cleaning apparatus), telephones, communication systems (including satellite dishes and antennae), televisions, computers, sprinkler systems and other fire prevention and extinguishing apparatus and materials, security systems, motors, engines, machinery, pipes, pumps, tanks, gas pumps, gas tanks, conduits, appliances, fittings and fixtures of every kind and description (all of the foregoing in this paragraph (e) being referred to as the Equipment );
(e) all right, title and interest of Grantor in and to all substitutes and replacements of, and all additions and improvements to, the Real Estate and the Equipment, subsequently acquired by or released to Grantor or constructed, assembled or
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placed by Grantor on the Real Estate, immediately upon such acquisition, release, construction, assembling or placement, including, without limitation, any and all building materials whether stored at the Real Estate or offsite, and, in each such case, without any further deed, conveyance, assignment or other act by Grantor;
(f) all leases as follows:
(i) all existing and future leases and lease provisions affecting the use, enjoyment, or occupancy of all or any part of the Real Estate, or all or any part of the buildings, structures, fixtures, additions, enlargements, extensions, modifications, repairs, replacements and improvements now or hereafter located thereon and the right, title and interest of Grantor, its successors and assigns, therein and thereunder;
(ii) all other leases and other agreements, whether or not in writing, affecting the use, enjoyment or occupancy of the Real Estate or any portion thereof now or hereafter made, whether made before or after the filing by or against Grantor of any petition for relief under 11 U.S.C. §101 et seq., as the same may be amended from time to time (the Bankruptcy Code ), together with any extension, renewal or replacement of the same, this assignment of other present and future leases and present and future agreements being effective without further or supplemental assignment (the leases and the lease provisions described in Section (f)(i) above and the leases and other agreements described in this Section (f)(ii) are collectively referred to as the Leases );
(iii) all rents whether paid or accruing before or after the filing by or against Grantor of any petition for relief under the Bankruptcy Code (collectively, the Rents )
(iv) all of Grantors claims and rights (the Bankruptcy Claims ) to the payment of damages arising from any rejection by a lessee of any Lease under the Bankruptcy Code;
(v) all of Grantors right, title and interest in and claims under any and all lease guaranties, letters of credit and any other credit support (individually, a Lease Guaranty , collectively, the Lease Guaranties ) given by any guarantor in connection with any of the Leases or leasing commissions (individually, a Lease Guarantor , collectively, the Lease Guarantors ) to Grantor;
(vi) all proceeds from the sale or other disposition of the Leases, the Rents, the Lease Guaranties and the Bankruptcy Claims.
(vii) all rights, powers, privileges, options and other benefits of Grantor as lessor under the Leases and beneficiary under the Lease Guaranties, including without limitation the immediate and continuing right to make claim for, receive, collect and receipt for all Rents payable or receivable under the Leases and all sums payable under the Lease Guaranties or pursuant thereto (and to apply the same to the payment of the Debt or the Other Obligations), and to do all other things which Grantor or any lessor is or may become entitled to do under the Leases or the Lease Guaranties.
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(viii) the right, at Administrative Agents option, upon the occurrence and continuation of an Event of Default, to enter upon the Real Estate in person, by agent or by court-appointed receiver, to collect the Rents;
(ix) Grantors irrevocable power of attorney, coupled with an interest, to take any and all of the actions set forth in this Security Instrument and any or all other actions in good faith designated by Administrative Agent for the proper management and preservation of the Real Estate;
(x) Any and all other rights of Grantor in and to the items set forth in this Granting Clause (f), and all amendments, modifications, replacements, renewals and substitutions thereof;
(g) all unearned premiums under insurance policies now or subsequently obtained by Grantor relating to the Real Estate or Equipment and Grantors interest in and to all proceeds of any such insurance policies (including title insurance policies) including the right to collect and receive such proceeds, subject to the provisions relating to insurance generally set forth below; and all awards and other compensation, including the interest payable thereon and the right to collect and receive the same, made to the present or any subsequent owner of the Real Estate or Equipment for the taking by eminent domain, condemnation or otherwise, of all or any part of the Real Estate or any easement or other right therein subject to the provisions set forth below;
(h) to the extent transferable or assignable, all right, title and interest of Grantor in and to (i) all contracts from time to time executed by Grantor or any manager or agent on its behalf relating to the ownership, construction, maintenance, repair, operation, occupancy, sale or financing of the Real Estate or Equipment or any part thereof and all agreements and options relating to the purchase or lease of any portion of the Real Estate or any property which is adjacent or peripheral to the Real Estate, together with the right to exercise such options and all leases of Equipment, (ii) all consents, licenses, building permits, certificates of occupancy and other governmental approvals relating to construction, completion, occupancy, use or operation of the Real Estate or any part thereof, and (iii) all drawings, plans, specifications and similar or related items relating to the Real Estate; and
(i) all proceeds, both cash and non-cash, of the foregoing;
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(All of the foregoing property and rights and interests now owned or held or subsequently acquired by Grantor and described in the foregoing clauses (a) through (d) are collectively referred to as the Premises , and those described in the foregoing clauses (a) through (j) are collectively referred to as the Trust Property ).
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TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the Trust Property and the rights and privileges hereby granted unto Trustee, its successors and assigns for the uses and purposes set forth, until the Obligations are fully paid and fully performed.
This Deed of Trust covers present and future advances and re-advances, in the aggregate amount of the obligations secured hereby, made by the Secured Parties for the benefit of Grantor, and the lien of such future advances and re-advances shall relate back to the date of this Deed of Trust.
Terms and Conditions
Grantor further represents, warrants, covenants and agrees with Trustee, Beneficiary, and the Secured Parties as follows:
1. Defined Terms . Capitalized terms used herein (including in the Background and Granting Clauses sections above) and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Credit Agreement. References in this Deed of Trust to the Default Rate shall mean the interest rate applicable pursuant to Section 2.12(c)(ii) of the Credit Agreement. References herein to the Secured Parties shall mean the collective reference to (i) Beneficiary, (ii) the Lenders (including any Issuing Lender in its capacity as Issuing Lender), (iii) each Qualified Counterparty, and (iv) the respective successors, endorsees, transferees and assigns of each of the foregoing.
2. Warranty of Title . Grantor warrants that it has good record title in [fee simple] [leasehold] to, the Real Estate, and good title to the rest of the Trust Property, subject only to the matters that are set forth in Schedule B of the title insurance policy or policies being issued to Beneficiary to insure the lien of this Deed of Trust and any other lien or encumbrance as permitted by Section 6.3 of the Credit Agreement (the Permitted Exceptions ). Grantor shall warrant, defend and preserve such title and the lien of this Deed of Trust against all claims of all persons and entities (not including the holders of the Permitted Exceptions). Grantor represents and warrants that it has the right to mortgage the Trust Property.
3. Payment of Obligations . Grantor shall pay and perform the Obligations at the times and places and in the manner specified in the Loan Documents.
4. Requirements . (a) Grantor shall promptly comply with, or cause to be complied with, and conform to all Requirements of Law of all Governmental Authorities which have jurisdiction over the Trust Property, and all covenants, restrictions and conditions now or later of record which may be applicable to any of the Trust Property, or to the use, manner of use, occupancy, possession, operation, maintenance, alteration, repair or reconstruction of any of the Trust Property, except to the extent that failure to comply therewith could not, in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, Grantor may contest the validity of such Requirements of Law so long as (i) Grantor notifies Beneficiary that it intends to contest the same, (ii) Grantor is diligently contesting the same by appropriate legal proceedings in good faith and at its own expense, (iii) such contest will not subject the Grantor or the Trust Property to any potential civil or criminal liability, and (iv) such contest will not cause an Event of Default to occur under any Lease.
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(c) From and after the date of this Deed of Trust, Grantor shall not by act or omission permit any building or other improvement on any premises not subject to the lien of this Deed of Trust to rely on the Premises or any part thereof or any interest therein to fulfill any Requirement of Law. Grantor shall not by act or omission impair the integrity of any of the Real Estate as a single zoning lot or lots separate and apart from all other premises.
5. Payment of Taxes and Other Impositions . (a) Promptly when due or prior to the date on which any fine, penalty, interest or cost may be added thereto or imposed (excluding any discount period), Grantor shall pay and discharge all taxes, charges and assessments of every kind and nature (including, without limitation, all real property taxes), all charges for any easement or agreement maintained for the benefit of any of the Real Estate, all general and special assessments, levies, permits, inspection and license fees, all water and sewer rents and charges, vault taxes, and all other public charges even if unforeseen or extraordinary, imposed upon or assessed against or which may become a lien on any of the Real Estate, or arising in respect of the occupancy, use or possession thereof, together with any penalties or interest on any of the foregoing (all of the foregoing are collectively referred to as Impositions ). If there is an Event of Default which is continuing, Grantor shall within thirty (30) days after each due date deliver to Beneficiary (i) original or copies of receipted bills and cancelled checks evidencing payment of such Imposition if it is a real estate tax or other public charge and (ii) evidence acceptable to Beneficiary showing the payment of any other such Imposition. If by law any Imposition, at Grantors option, may be paid in installments (whether or not interest shall accrue on the unpaid balance of such Imposition), Grantor may elect to pay such Imposition in such installments and shall be responsible for the payment of such installments with interest, if any.
(b) If the Grantor has failed to pay an Imposition within thirty (30) days prior to the date that the same is due (unless Grantor is contesting the same pursuant to a proceeding brought by Grantor in accordance with the terms set forth in Section 5(c) below), Beneficiary upon five (5) Business Days prior written notice (unless Beneficiary reasonably determines that failure to sooner pay such amount could adversely affect Beneficiarys interest in the Trust Property, in which case no notice shall be required) to Grantor may pay any such Imposition at any time thereafter. Any sums paid by Beneficiary in discharge of any Impositions pursuant to this Section 5(b) shall be payable on demand by Grantor to Beneficiary and the amount so paid shall be added to the Obligations. Any sums paid by Beneficiary in discharge of any Impositions shall be (i) a lien on the Premises secured hereby prior to any right or title to, interest in, or claim upon the Premises subordinate to the lien of this Deed of Trust, and (ii) payable on demand by Grantor to Beneficiary together with interest at the Default Rate.
(c) Grantor shall have the right before any delinquency occurs to contest or object in good faith to the amount or validity of any material Imposition by appropriate legal proceedings, but such right shall not be deemed or construed in any way as relieving, modifying, or extending Grantors covenant to pay any such Imposition at the time and in the manner provided in this Section unless (i) Grantor has given prior written
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notice to Beneficiary of Grantors intent so to contest or object to a material Imposition, (ii) Grantor shall demonstrate to Beneficiarys reasonable satisfaction that the legal proceedings shall operate conclusively to prevent the sale of the Trust Property, or any part thereof, to satisfy such material Imposition prior to final determination of such proceedings and (iii) Grantor shall either (x) furnish a good and sufficient bond or surety as requested by and reasonably satisfactory to Beneficiary or (y) maintain adequate reserves in conformity with GAAP on Grantors books, in each case in the amount of the material Imposition which is being contested plus any interest and penalty which may be imposed thereon and which could become a lien against the Real Estate or any part of the Trust Property.
6. Insurance . (a) Grantor shall maintain or cause to be maintained insurance, as follows:
(i) comprehensive all risk insurance on the Improvements and the personal property at the Property, 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 value (exclusive of costs of excavations, foundations, underground utilities and footings) with a waiver of depreciation; (B) containing an agreed amount endorsement with respect to the Improvements and personal property at the Property waiving all co-insurance provisions; and (C) providing for deductibles in amounts reasonably required by Beneficiary for all such insurance coverage;
(ii) commercial general liability insurance under a policy covering all claims for personal injury, bodily injury or death, or property damage occurring on, in or about the Premises in an amount reasonably acceptable to Beneficiary and a per occurrence limit not less than an amount reasonably required by Beneficiary plus such excess limits as Beneficiary shall reasonably request from time to time;
(iii) insurance against rent loss, extra expense or business interruption in amounts reasonably satisfactory to Beneficiary, but not less than one years gross rent or gross income;
(iv) if any portion of the Improvements is located in an area identified as a special flood hazard area by the Federal Emergency Management Agency or other applicable agency, flood insurance in an amount satisfactory to Beneficiary, but in no event less than the maximum limit of coverage available under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as amended; and
(v) such other insurance in such amounts as Beneficiary may reasonably request from time to time against loss or damage by any other risk commonly insured against by persons occupying or using like properties in the locality or localities in which the Real Estate is situated.
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(b) Each insurance policy shall (x) provide that it shall not be cancelled, non-renewed or materially amended without ten (10) days prior written notice to Beneficiary in the event of nonpayment of premium and thirty (30) days prior written notice to Beneficiary in all other cases, (y) name Beneficiary as loss payee and additional insured and be subject to a standard or New York mortgagee clause acceptable to Beneficiary and (z) with respect to all property insurance, provide for deductibles in an amount reasonably satisfactory to Beneficiary, and contain a Replacement Cost Endorsement without any deduction made for depreciation and with no co-insurance penalty (or attaching an agreed amount endorsement satisfactory to Beneficiary) (modified, if necessary, to provide that proceeds in the amount of replacement cost may be retained by Beneficiary and/or Grantor, as applicable, without the obligation to rebuild); provided, that in the event the loss is less than $250,000 Grantor shall be the sole loss payee for any insurance proceeds. Each property insurance policy shall expressly provide that any proceeds which are payable to Beneficiary shall be paid by check payable to the order of Beneficiary only and requiring the endorsement of Beneficiary only. Liability insurance policies shall name Beneficiary as an additional insured and contain a waiver of subrogation against Beneficiary.
(c) Grantor shall deliver to Beneficiary a certificate of such insurance reasonably acceptable to Beneficiary. Grantor shall (i) pay or cause to be paid as they become due all premiums for such insurance and (ii) not later than 15 days after the expiration of each policy to be furnished pursuant to the provisions of this Section, deliver a certificate marked premium paid, or accompanied by such other evidence of payment satisfactory to Beneficiary.
(d) If Grantor is in default of its obligations to insure or deliver any such prepaid policy or policies, then Beneficiary, at its option and without notice, may effect such insurance from year to year, and pay the premium or premiums therefor, and Grantor shall pay to Beneficiary on demand such premium or premiums so paid by Beneficiary with interest from the time of payment at the Default Rate.
(e) To the extent that Grantor maintains any of the insurance policies required in this Section 6, Grantor promptly shall comply with and conform to (i) all material provisions of each such insurance policy, and (ii) all requirements of the insurers applicable to Grantor or to any of the Trust Property or to the use, manner of use, occupancy, possession, operation, maintenance, alteration or repair of any of the Trust Property.
(f) If the Trust Property, or any material part thereof, shall be destroyed or damaged, Grantor shall give notice thereof to Beneficiary. All insurance proceeds resulting therefrom shall be paid in accordance with Sec. 6.15(c) of the Credit Agreement.
(g) Intentionally deleted.
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(h) Grantor may maintain insurance required under this Deed of Trust by means of one or more blanket insurance policies maintained by Grantor; provided, however, that (A) any such policy shall specify, or Grantor shall furnish to Beneficiary a certificate so specifying, the maximum amount of the total insurance afforded by such blanket policy that is allocated to the Premises and the other Trust Property and any sublimits in such blanket policy applicable to the Premises and the other Trust Property, (B) each such blanket policy shall include an endorsement providing that, in the event of a loss resulting from an insured peril, insurance proceeds shall be allocated to the Trust Property in an amount equal to the coverages required to be maintained by Grantor as provided above and (C) the protection afforded under any such blanket policy shall be no less than that which would have been afforded under a separate policy or policies as required hereunder relating only to the Trust Property.
Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 6 , to the extent that all or a portion of the insurance required to be maintained pursuant to Sub-sections 6 (a)(i), (ii) and (iv) are maintained by a tenant in accordance with the terms of its lease, such insurance shall be deemed to satisfy the requirements of such Sub-sections, provided that Grantor provides Beneficiary with certificates of insurance with respect thereto naming Beneficiary as loss payee and additional insured in accordance with Section 6(b) hereof.
7. Restrictions on Liens and Encumbrances . Except for the lien of this Deed of Trust and the Permitted Exceptions, and except as expressly permitted under the Credit Agreement, Grantor shall not, without the prior written consent of Beneficiary, further mortgage, nor otherwise encumber the Trust Property nor create or suffer to exist any lien, charge or encumbrance on the Trust Property, or any part thereof, whether superior or subordinate to the lien of this Deed of Trust and whether recourse or non-recourse.
8. Due on Sale and Other Transfer Restrictions . Except as expressly permitted under the Credit Agreement, Grantor shall not, without the prior written consent of Beneficiary, [Borrower insertion: which consent is not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed] sell, transfer, convey or assign all or any portion of, or any interest in, the Trust Property.
9. Condemnation/Eminent Domain . Subject to the Credit Agreement, upon obtaining knowledge of the institution of any proceedings for the condemnation of the Trust Property, or any portion thereof, Grantor will notify Beneficiary of the pendency of such proceedings. If an Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, Beneficiary is hereby authorized and empowered by Grantor to settle or compromise any claim in connection with such condemnation and to receive all awards and proceeds thereof to be applied pursuant to the Credit Agreement, or otherwise to be held by Beneficiary as collateral to secure the payment and performance of the Indebtedness and the Obligations. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, provided no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, but expressly subject to the provisions of the Credit Agreement, (i) Grantor shall, at its expense, diligently prosecute any proceeding relating to such condemnation, (ii) Grantor may settle or compromise any claims in connection therewith and (iii) Grantor may receive any awards or proceeds thereof, provided that Grantor shall (a) promptly repair and restore the Trust Property to its condition prior to such condemnation, regardless of whether any award shall have been received or whether such award
is sufficient to pay for the costs of such repair and restoration, or (b) otherwise comply with the provisions of the Credit Agreement relating to the disposition of such condemnation proceeds.
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10. Leases . (a) As of the date hereof, the Property is not subject to any Leases other than the Leases described in a rent roll provided by Grantor to Beneficiary. To the knowledge of Grantor, no Person has any possessory interest in the Premises or right to occupy the same except under and pursuant to the provisions of the Leases. Except as disclosed in writing to Beneficiary, the current Leases are in full force and effect and (i) there are no monetary defaults thereunder by either party thereto, (ii) to Grantors knowledge, there are no other defaults thereunder by the tenant or by Grantor thereunder, and (iii) to Grantors knowledge, there are no conditions that, with the passage of time or the giving of notice, or both, would constitute defaults thereunder. Except as disclosed in writing to Beneficiary, no Rent (including security deposits) has been paid more than one (1) month in advance of its due date. Except as disclosed in writing to Beneficiary, to Grantors knowledge, all work to be performed by Grantor under each Lease has been performed as required to date hereof and has been accepted by the applicable tenant. Any payments, free rent, partial rent, rebate of rent or other payments, credits, allowances or abatements required to be given by Grantor to any tenant has already been received by such tenant except as disclosed on a certificate executed by Grantor in favor of, and approved by, Beneficiary on the date hereof. There exists no prior sale, transfer or assignment, hypothecation or pledge of Grantors interest in any Lease or of the Rents received therein. Except as disclosed in writing to Beneficiary, (A) to Grantors knowledge, no tenant listed on the Lease Certificate has assigned its Lease or sublet all or any portion of the premises demised thereby, no such tenant holds its leased premises under assignment or sublease, nor to Grantors knowledge does anyone except such tenant and its employees occupy such leased premises; (B) 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 building of which the leased premises are a part; and (C) no tenant under any Lease has any right or option for additional space in the Improvements. To Grantors knowledge, and except as disclosed in writing to Beneficiary, no hazardous wastes or toxic substances, as defined by applicable federal, state or local statutes, rules and regulations, have been disposed, stored or treated by any tenant under any Lease on or about the leased premises in violation of applicable law.
(b) To the extent that Grantor shall deliver to Beneficiary an estoppel certificate from the tenant under any Lease of a Trust Property that is subject to this Deed of Trust that (i) is dated within thirty (30) days of the date hereof or within thirty (30) days after the date hereof and is delivered to Beneficiary within thirty (30) days after the date hereof, (ii) expressly states that a lender making a loan with respect to the Trust Property may rely upon such certificate and (iii) expressly confirms one or more of the representations made by Grantor in the foregoing clause (a) of this Section 10 , then in such event, Grantors representation(s) contained in such clause (a) shall terminate and not survive delivery of such estoppel certificate; provided, however, that such termination of survival shall (A) only apply to those representations contained in clause (a) of this Section 10 that are expressly addressed and expressly confirmed in any such tenant estoppel certificate and (B) only apply to the Trust Property to which such tenant estoppel certificate expressly applies.
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(c) In the event that any of the representations of Grantor contained in clause (a) of this Section 10 shall fail to be true, correct and complete (including, without limitation, as may be disclosed in any tenant estoppel certificate delivered by Grantor to Beneficiary), to the extent that such failure taken by itself or together with any other breach(s) of any representations contained in one or more of the other mortgages, deeds of trust and/or deeds to secure debt that secure, directly or indirectly, the Obligations under Credit Agreement do not constitute a Material Adverse Affect, such failure shall not constitute an Event of Default; provided, however, that Grantor and the Loan Parties shall be fully and personally liable to Beneficiary for any loss, damage, liability or other expenses incurred by Beneficiary in connection with the failure(s) of such representation(s) to be true, correct and complete as and when made by Grantor.
(d) Except as expressly permitted under the Credit Agreement, Grantor shall not execute an assignment or pledge of any Lease relating to all or any portion of the Trust Property other than in favor of Beneficiary.
11. Further Assurances . To further assure Beneficiarys and Trustees rights under this Deed of Trust, Grantor agrees upon written demand of Beneficiary to do any act or execute any additional documents (including, but not limited to, security agreements on any personalty included or to be included in the Trust Property and a separate assignment of each Lease in recordable form) as may be reasonably required by Beneficiary to confirm the lien of this Deed of Trust and all other rights or benefits conferred on Beneficiary by this Deed of Trust.
12. Beneficiarys Right to Perform . If Grantor fails to perform any of the covenants or agreements of Grantor, within the applicable grace period, if any, provided for in the Credit Agreement, Beneficiary or Trustee, without waiving or releasing Grantor from any obligation or default under this Deed of Trust, may, at any time upon delivery of written notice to Grantor (but shall be under no obligation to) pay or perform the same, and the reasonable amount or cost thereof, with interest at the Default Rate, shall be due on demand from Grantor to Beneficiary and the same shall be secured by this Deed of Trust and shall be a lien on the Trust Property prior to any right, title to, interest in, or claim upon the Trust Property attaching subsequent to the lien of this Deed of Trust. No payment or advance of money by Beneficiary or Trustee under this Section shall be deemed or construed to cure Grantors default or waive any right or remedy of Beneficiary or Trustee.
13. Remedies (a) Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, Beneficiary may immediately take such action, without notice or demand, as it deems advisable to protect and enforce its rights against Grantor and in and to the Trust Property, including, but not limited to, the following actions, each of which may be pursued concurrently or otherwise, at such time and in such manner as Beneficiary may determine, in its sole discretion, without impairing or otherwise affecting the other rights and remedies of Beneficiary:
(i) Beneficiary may elect to cause the Trust Property or any part thereof to be sold as follows: If an Event of Default occurs, Beneficiary, at its option, in addition to other remedies provided at law, may declare all sums secured by this Deed of Trust immediately due and payable by delivering to Trustee a written affidavit or declaration of default and demand for sale, executed
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by Beneficiary and reciting facts demonstrating such default by Grantor, together with a written notice of default and election to sell the Trust Property. Beneficiary shall also deposit with Trustee, the Guaranty, this Deed of Trust, and documents evidencing any additional advances or expenditures secured by this Deed of Trust. On receipt by Trustee of such affidavit or declaration of default and such notice of default and election to sell, Trustee shall accept such election to sell as true and conclusive of all facts and statements in such affidavit or declaration of default and shall cause such notice of default and election to sell to be recorded as required by Requirements of Law. On the expiration of such period as may then be required by Requirements of Law following recordation of such notice of default, and after notice of sale has been given in the manner and for the period required by Requirements of Law, Trustee, without demand on Grantor, shall sell the Trust Property at the time and place fixed in such notice of sale, either in whole or in separate parcels, and in such order as Trustee may determine or Beneficiary may direct (Grantor waives any right it may have under Governmental Requirements to direct the order of sale), at public auction to the highest bidder for cash in lawful money of the United States, payable at the time of sale; provided, however, that Beneficiary may offset its bid at such sale to the extent of the full amount owed to Beneficiary under the Credit Agreement, including, without limitation, Trustees fees, expenses of sale, and costs, expenses, and attorney fees incurred by or on behalf of Beneficiary in connection with collecting, litigating, or otherwise enforcing any right under the Credit Agreement. Trustee may postpone the sale of all or any portion of the Trust Property by public announcement made at the initial time and place of sale, and from time to time later by public announcement made at the time and place of sale fixed by the preceding postponement. Trustee shall deliver to the purchaser at such public auction its deed conveying the Trust Property sold, but without any covenant or warranty, express or implied. The recital in such deed of any matter of fact shall be conclusive proof of its truthfulness. Any person, including Grantor, Trustee, or Beneficiary, may purchase at such sale.
The proceeds or avails of any sale made under or by virtue of this Deed of Trust, together with any other sums secured by this Deed of Trust, which then may be held by the Trustee or Beneficiary or any other person, shall be applied pursuant to Section 13(e) hereof.
(ii) Beneficiary may, to the extent permitted by applicable law, (A) institute and maintain an action of judicial foreclosure against all or any part of the Trust Property, (B) institute and maintain an action on the Credit Agreement, the Guaranty, or any other Loan Document, or (C) take such other action at law or in equity for the enforcement of this Deed of Trust or any of the Loan Documents as the law may allow. Beneficiary may proceed in any such action to final judgment and execution thereon for all sums due hereunder, together with interest thereon at the applicable Default Rate or a lesser amount if required by law and all costs of suit, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys fees and disbursements. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, interest at the Default Rate shall be due on any judgment obtained by Beneficiary from the date of judgment until actual payment is made of the full amount of the judgment.
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(iii) Beneficiary may, to the extent permitted by applicable law, personally, or by its agents, attorneys and employees and without regard to the adequacy or inadequacy of the Trust Property or any other collateral as security for the Obligations enter into and upon the Trust Property and each and every part thereof and exclude Grantor and its agents and employees therefrom without liability for trespass, damage or otherwise (Grantor hereby agreeing to surrender possession of the Trust Property to Beneficiary upon demand at any such time) and use, operate, manage, maintain and control the Trust Property and every part thereof. Following such entry and taking of possession, Beneficiary shall be entitled, without limitation, (x) to lease all or any part or parts of the Trust Property for such periods of time and upon such conditions as Beneficiary may, in its discretion, deem proper, (y) to enforce, cancel or modify any Lease subject to the rights of any existing tenants and (z) generally to execute, do and perform any other act, deed, matter or thing concerning the Trust Property as Beneficiary shall deem appropriate as fully as Grantor might do.
(b) In case of a foreclosure sale, the Real Estate may be sold, at Beneficiarys election, in one parcel or in more than one parcel and Beneficiary is specifically empowered (without being required to do so, and in its sole and absolute discretion) to cause successive sales of portions of the Trust Property to be held as more particularly described in Section 13(a)(i) .
(c) In the event of any breach of any of the covenants, agreements, terms or conditions contained in this Deed of Trust and the expiration of any applicable notice and/or grace period, Beneficiary shall be entitled to enjoin such breach and obtain specific performance of any covenant, agreement, term or condition and Beneficiary shall have the right to invoke any equitable right or remedy as though other remedies were not provided for in this Deed of Trust.
(d) Upon completion of any sale or sales made by Trustee under or by virtue of this Deed of Trust and upon satisfaction of any redemption period required by law, Trustee shall execute and deliver to the purchaser or purchasers at such sale or sales a good and sufficient instrument, or good and sufficient instruments, conveying, assigning and transferring all estate, right, and title and interest of Grantor in and to the property and rights sold. Any such sale or sales made under the power of sale herein granted or under or by virtue of judicial proceedings or of a judgment or decree of foreclosure and sale, shall operate to divest all the estate, right, title, interest, claim and demand whatsoever, whether at law or in equity, of Grantor in and to the properties and rights to be sold, and shall be a perpetual bar both at law and in equity, of Grantor and against any and all persons claiming or who may claim the same, or any part thereof from through or under Grantor. The purchaser at any foreclosure sale hereunder may disaffirm any easement granted or lease made in violation of any provision of this Deed of Trust, and may take immediate possession of the Trust Property free from, and despite the terms of, such grant of easement or rental or lease agreement.
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(e) It is agreed that if an Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, any and all proceeds of the Trust Property received by Beneficiary shall be held by Beneficiary for the benefit of the Secured Parties as collateral security for the Obligations (whether matured or unmatured), and shall be applied in payment of the Obligations in the manner and in the order set forth in Section 6.5 of the Guaranty.
14. Right of Beneficiary to Credit Sale . Upon the occurrence of any sale made under this Deed of Trust in connection with the exercise of remedies hereunder upon the occurrence and during the continuation of any Event of Default, whether made under the power of sale or by virtue of judicial proceedings or of a judgment or decree of foreclosure and sale, Beneficiary may bid for and acquire the Trust Property or any part thereof. In lieu of paying cash therefor, Beneficiary may make settlement for the purchase price by crediting upon the Obligations or other sums secured by this Deed of Trust, the net sales price after deducting therefrom the expenses of sale and the cost of the action and any other sums which Beneficiary is authorized to deduct under this Deed of Trust. In such event, this Deed of Trust, the Credit Agreement, the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement and documents evidencing expenditures secured hereby may be presented to the person or persons conducting the sale in order that the amount so used or applied may be credited upon the Obligations as having been paid.
15. Appointment of Receiver . If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, Beneficiary as a matter of right and without notice to Grantor, unless otherwise required by applicable law, and without regard to the adequacy or inadequacy of the Trust Property or any other collateral or the interest of Grantor therein as security for the Obligations, unless otherwise required by applicable law, shall have the right to apply to any court having jurisdiction to appoint a receiver or receivers or other manager of the Trust Property, and Grantor hereby irrevocably consents to such appointment and waives notice of any application therefor (except as may be required by law). Any such receiver or receivers or manager shall have all the usual powers and duties of receivers in like or similar cases and all the powers and duties of Beneficiary in case of entry as provided in this Deed of Trust, including, without limitation and to the extent permitted by law, the right to enter into leases of all or any part of the Trust Property, and shall continue as such and exercise all such powers until the date of confirmation of sale of the Trust Property unless such receivership is sooner terminated.
16. Extension, Release, etc. (a) Without affecting the lien or charge created by this Deed of Trust upon any portion of the Trust Property not then or theretofore released as security for the full amount of the Obligations, Beneficiary may, from time to time and without notice, agree to (i) release any person liable for the indebtedness borrowed or guaranteed under the Loan Documents, (ii) extend the maturity or alter any of the terms of the indebtedness borrowed or guaranteed under the Loan Documents or any other guaranty thereof, (iii) grant other indulgences, (iv) release or reconvey, or cause to be released or reconveyed at any time at Beneficiarys option any parcel, portion or all of the Trust Property, (v) take or release any other or additional security for any obligation herein mentioned, or (vi) make compositions or other arrangements with debtors in relation thereto.
(b) No recovery of any judgment by Beneficiary and no levy of an execution under any judgment upon the Trust Property or upon any other property of Grantor shall affect the lien created by this Deed of Trust or any liens, rights, powers or remedies of Beneficiary or Trustee hereunder, and such liens, rights, powers and remedies shall continue unimpaired.
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(c) If Beneficiary shall have the right to foreclose this Deed of Trust or to direct the Trustee to exercise its power of sale, Grantor authorizes Beneficiary at its option to foreclose the lien created by this Deed of Trust (or direct the Trustee to sell the Trust Property, as the case may be) subject to the rights of any tenants of the Trust Property. The failure to make any such tenants parties defendant to any such foreclosure proceeding and to foreclose their rights, or to provide notice to such tenants as required in any statutory procedure governing a sale of the Trust Property by Trustee, or to terminate such tenants rights in such sale will not be asserted by Grantor as a defense to any proceeding instituted by Beneficiary to collect the Obligations or to foreclose the lien created by this Deed of Trust.
(d) Unless expressly provided otherwise, in the event that Beneficiarys interest in this Deed of Trust and title to the Trust Property or any estate therein shall become vested in the same person or entity, this Deed of Trust shall not merge in such title but shall continue as a valid lien on the Trust Property for the amount secured hereby.
17. Security Agreement under Uniform Commercial Code . (a) It is the intention of the parties hereto that this Deed of Trust shall constitute a Security Agreement within the meaning of the Uniform Commercial Code (the Code ) of the State in which the Trust Property is located. If an Event of Default shall occur and be continuing under this Deed of Trust, then in addition to having any other right or remedy available at law or in equity, Beneficiary shall have the option of either (i) proceeding under the Code and exercising such rights and remedies as may be provided to a secured party by the Code with respect to all or any portion of the Trust Property which is personal property (including, without limitation, taking possession of and selling such property) or (ii) treating such property as real property and proceeding with respect to both the real and personal property constituting the Trust Property in accordance with Beneficiarys rights, powers and remedies with respect to the real property (in which event the default provisions of the Code shall not apply). If Beneficiary shall elect to proceed under the Code, then ten days notice of sale of the personal property shall be deemed reasonable notice and the reasonable expenses of retaking, holding, preparing for sale, selling and the like incurred by Beneficiary shall include, but not be limited to, reasonable attorneys fees and legal expenses. At Beneficiarys request, Grantor shall assemble the personal property and make it available to Beneficiary at a place designated by Beneficiary which is reasonably convenient to both parties.
(b) Certain portions of the Trust Property are or will become fixtures (as that term is defined in the Code) on the Land, and this Deed of Trust, upon being filed for record in the real estate records of the county wherein such fixtures are situated, shall operate also as a financing statement filed as a fixture filing in accordance with the applicable provisions of said Code upon such portions of the Trust Property that are or become fixtures. The addresses of the Grantor, as debtor, and Beneficiary, as secured party, are set forth in the first page of this Deed of Trust.
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(c) The real property to which the fixtures relate is described in Schedule A and Schedule B , if applicable, attached hereto. The record owner of the Owned Land is described in Schedule A and the record owner of the Leased Land, if applicable, is described on Schedule B . The name, type of organization and jurisdiction of organization of the debtor for purposes of this financing statement are the name, type of organization and jurisdiction of organization of the Grantor set forth in the first paragraph of this Deed of Trust, and the name of the secured party for purposes of this financing statement is the name of the Beneficiary set forth in the first paragraph of this Deed of Trust. The mailing address of the Grantor/debtor is the address of the Grantor set forth in the first paragraph of this Deed of Trust. The mailing address of the Beneficiary/secured party from which information concerning the security interest hereunder may be obtained is the address of the Beneficiary set forth in the first paragraph of this Deed of Trust.
18. Assignment of Rents . (a) Grantor hereby assigns to Trustee, for the benefit of Beneficiary the Rents as further security for the payment and performance of the Obligations, and Grantor grants to Trustee and Beneficiary the right to enter the Trust Property for the purpose of collecting the same and to let the Trust Property or any part thereof, and to apply the Rents on account of the Obligations. The foregoing assignment and grant is present and absolute and shall continue in effect until the Obligations secured hereby are paid in full, but Beneficiary and Trustee hereby waive the right to enter the Trust Property for the purpose of collecting the Rents and Grantor shall be entitled to collect, receive, use and retain the Rents until the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default under this Deed of Trust; such right of Grantor to collect, receive, use and retain the Rents may be revoked by Beneficiary upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default under this Deed of Trust by giving not less than five days written notice of such revocation to Grantor; in the event such notice is given, Grantor shall pay over to Beneficiary, or to any receiver appointed to collect the Rents, any lease security deposits and such Rents. Grantor shall not accept prepayments of installments of Rent to become due for a period of more than one month in advance (except for security deposits and estimated payments of percentage rent, if any). Nothing contained in this Section 18 shall be deemed to require any constituent owner of Borrower to disgorge any Rents distributed by Grantor to any such constituent owner prior to the occurrence of an Event of Default; provided, however, that nothing contained in this sentence shall limit the liability of Grantor or any Loan Party under the Credit Agreement, the Guaranty or any of the other Loan Documents.
(b) Grantor will not affirmatively do any act which would prevent Beneficiary from, or limit Beneficiary in, acting under any of the provisions of the foregoing assignment.
(c) Except for any matter disclosed in the Credit Agreement, no action has been brought or, to the best of Grantors knowledge, is threatened, which would interfere in any way with the right of Grantor to execute the foregoing assignment and perform all of Grantors obligations contained in this Section and in the Leases.
(d) Grantor hereby authorizes and directs the lessees named in the Leases or any other future lessees or occupants of the Real Estate and all Lease Guarantors to pay over to Administrative Agent or to such other party as Administrative Agent directs all Rents and all sums due under any Lease Guaranties upon receipt from Administrative Agent of written notice to the effect that Administrative Agent is then the holder of this Security Instrument and that an Event of Default (as defined in the Credit Agreement) exists, and to continue so to do until otherwise notified by Administrative Agent.
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(e) It is intended by Grantor that this Security Instrument effect a present, absolute assignment of the Leases, Rents, Lease Guaranties and Bankruptcy Claims, and not an assignment for additional security only. Nevertheless, subject to the terms of this Security Instrument and the Credit Agreement, Administrative Agent grants to Grantor a revocable license to collect, receive, use and enjoy the Rents, as well as other sums due under the Lease Guaranties. Grantor shall hold the Rents, as well as all sums received pursuant to any Lease Guaranty, or a portion thereof sufficient to discharge all current sums due on the Debt, in trust for the benefit of Administrative Agent for use in the payment of such sums.
(f) Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, the license granted to Grantor in Section 18(e) above of this Security Instrument shall automatically be revoked, and Administrative Agent shall immediately be entitled to possession of all Rents and sums due under any Lease Guaranties, whether or not Administrative Agent enters upon or takes control of the Property. In addition, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, Administrative Agent may, at its option, without waiving such Event of Default, without regard to the adequacy of the security for the Debt, either in person or by agent, nominee or attorney, with or without bringing any action or proceeding, or by a receiver appointed by a court, dispossess Grantor and its agents and servants from the Property, without liability for trespass, damages or otherwise and exclude Grantor and its agents or servants wholly therefrom, and take possession of the Property and all books, records and accounts relating thereto and have, hold, manage, lease and operate the Property on such terms and for such period of time as Administrative Agent may deem proper and either with or without taking possession of the Property in its own name, demand, sue for or otherwise collect and receive all Rents and sums due under all Lease Guaranties, including those past due and unpaid with full power to make from time to time all alterations, renovations, repairs or replacements thereto or thereof as Administrative Agent may deem proper and may apply the Rents and sums received pursuant to any Lease Guaranties to the payment of the following in such order and proportion as Administrative Agent in its sole discretion may determine, any law, custom or use to the contrary notwithstanding:
(i) all expenses of managing and securing the Property, including, without being limited thereto, the salaries, fees and wages of a managing agent and such other employees or agents as Administrative Agent may deem necessary or desirable and all expenses of operating and maintaining the Property, including, without being limited thereto, all taxes, charges, claims, assessments, water charges, sewer rents and any other liens, and premiums for all insurance which Administrative Agent may deem necessary or desirable, and the cost of all alterations, renovations, repairs or replacements, and all expenses incident to taking and retaining possession of the Property; and
(ii) the Debt, together with all costs and reasonable attorneys fees. In addition, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, Administrative Agent, at its option, may:
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(a) complete any construction on the Property in such manner and form as Administrative Agent in good faith deems advisable,
(b) exercise all rights and powers of Grantor, including, without limitation, the right to negotiate, execute, cancel, enforce or modify Leases, obtain and evict tenants, and demand, sue for, collect and receive all Rents from the Property and all sums due under any Lease Guaranties,
(c) either require Grantor to pay monthly in advance to Administrative Agent, or any receiver appointed to collect the Rents, the fair and reasonable rental value for the use and occupancy of such part of the Property as may be in possession of Grantor or
(d) require Grantor to vacate and surrender possession of the Property to Administrative Agent or to such receiver and, in default thereof, Grantor may be evicted by summary proceedings or otherwise.
(g) Nothing contained in this Security Instrument and no act done or omitted by Administrative Agent pursuant to the power and rights granted to Administrative Agent hereunder shall be deemed to be a waiver by Administrative Agent of its rights and remedies under the Credit Agreement or the other Loan Documents and this Security Instrument made and accepted without prejudice to any of the rights and remedies possessed by Administrative Agent under the terms thereof. The right of Administrative Agent to collect the Debt and to enforce any other security therefor held by it may be exercised by Administrative Agent either prior to, simultaneously with, or subsequent to any action taken by it hereunder. Grantor hereby absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably waives any and all rights to assert any setoff, counterclaim or crossclaim of any nature whatsoever with respect to the obligations of Grantor under this Security Instrument, the Credit Agreement, the Deed of Trust, the other Loan Documents or otherwise with respect to the Loan in any action or proceeding brought by Administrative Agent to collect same, or any portion thereof, or to enforce and realize upon the lien and security interest created by this Security Instrument, the Credit Agreement, or any of the other Loan Documents ( provided , however , that the foregoing shall not be deemed a waiver of Grantors right to assert any compulsory counterclaim if such counterclaim is compelled under local law or rule of procedure, nor shall the foregoing be deemed a waiver of Grantors right to assert any claim which would constitute a defense, setoff, counterclaim or crossclaim of any nature whatsoever against Administrative Agent in any separate action or proceeding).
(h) The exercise by Administrative Agent of the option to collect the Rents and sums due under the Lease Guaranties and the application thereof as herein provided shall not be considered a waiver of any default by Grantor under this Security Instrument, the Credit Agreement, the Leases, or the other Loan Documents. Grantor shall not be relieved of Grantors obligations under this Security Instrument by reason of (a) the failure of Administrative Agent to comply with any request of Grantor or any other party to take any action to enforce any of the provisions hereof or of the Credit Agreement or the other Loan Documents, (b) any agreement or stipulation by Administrative Agent
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extending the time of payment or otherwise modifying or supplementing the terms of this Security Instrument, the Credit Agreement or the other Loan Documents. Administrative Agent may resort for the payment of the Debt to any other security held by Administrative Agent in such order and manner as Administrative Agent, in its discretion, may elect. Administrative Agent may take any action to recover the Debt, or any portion thereof, or to enforce any covenant hereof without prejudice to the right of Administrative Agent thereafter to enforce its rights under this Security Instrument. The rights of Administrative Agent under this Security Instrument shall be separate, distinct and cumulative and none shall be given effect to the exclusion of the others. No act of Administrative Agent shall be construed as an election to proceed under any one provision herein to the exclusion of any other provision
(i) Upon or at any time after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, Administrative Agent shall have the right to proceed in its own name or in the name of Grantor in respect of any claim, suit, action or proceeding relating to the rejection of any Lease, including, without limitation, the right to file and prosecute, to the exclusion of Grantor, any proofs of claim, complaints, motions, applications, notices and other documents, in any case in respect of the lessee under such Lease under the Bankruptcy Code.
(j) If there shall be filed by or against Grantor a petition under the Bankruptcy Code, and Grantor, as lessor under any Lease, shall determine to reject such Lease pursuant to Section 365(a) of the Bankruptcy Code, then Grantor shall give Administrative Agent not less than ten (10) days prior notice of the date on which Grantor shall apply to the bankruptcy court for authority to reject the Lease. Administrative Agent shall have the right, but not the obligation, to serve upon Grantor within such ten-day period a notice stating that: (i) Administrative Agent demands that Grantor assume and assign the Lease to Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 365 of the Bankruptcy Code and (ii) Administrative Agent covenants to cure or provide adequate assurance of future performance under the Lease. If Administrative Agent serves upon Grantor the notice described in the preceding sentence, Grantor shall not seek to reject the Lease and shall comply with the demand provided for in clause (i) of the preceding sentence within thirty (30) days after the notice shall have been given, subject to the performance by Administrative Agent of the covenant provided for in clause (ii) of the preceding sentence.
(k) This Security Instrument shall not be construed to bind Administrative Agent to the performance of any of the covenants, conditions or provisions contained in any Lease or Lease Guaranty or otherwise impose any obligation upon Administrative Agent. Administrative Agent shall not be liable for any loss sustained by Grantor resulting from Administrative Agents failure to let the Property after an Event of Default or from any other act or omission of Administrative Agent in managing the Property after an Event of Default unless such loss is caused by the willful misconduct or bad faith of Administrative Agent. Administrative Agent shall not be obligated to perform or discharge any obligation, duty or liability under the Leases or any Lease Guaranties or under or by reason of this Security Instrument and Grantor shall indemnify Administrative Agent for, and hold Administrative Agent harmless from, any and all
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liability, loss or damage (excluding consequential damages) which may or might be incurred under the Leases, any Lease Guaranties or under or by reason of this Security Instrument and from any and all claims and demands whatsoever, including the defense of any such claims or demands which may be asserted against Administrative Agent by reason of any alleged obligations and undertakings on its part to perform or discharge any of the terms, covenants or agreements contained in the Leases or any Lease Guaranties. Should Administrative Agent incur any such liability, the amount thereof, including costs, expenses and reasonable attorneys fees, shall be secured by this Security Instrument and by the Deed of Trust and the other Loan Documents and Grantor shall reimburse Administrative Agent therefor immediately upon demand and upon the failure of Grantor so to do within five (5) Business Days after demand therefor by Administrative Agent, Administrative Agent may, at its option, declare all sums secured by this Security Instrument and by the other Loan Documents immediately due and payable. This Security Instrument shall not operate to place any obligation or liability for the control, care, management or repair of the Property upon Administrative Agent, nor for the carrying out of any of the terms and conditions of the Leases or any Lease Guaranties; nor shall it operate to make Administrative Agent responsible or liable for any waste committed on the Property by the tenants or any other parties, or for any dangerous or defective condition of the Property including, without limitation, the presence of any Hazardous Substances (as defined in the Environmental Indemnity), or for any negligence in the management, upkeep, repair or control of the Property resulting in loss or injury or death to any tenant, licensee, employee or stranger unless caused by the gross negligence or willful misconduct of Administrative Agent.
(l) Nothing herein contained shall be construed as constituting Administrative Agent a Trustee in possession in the absence of the taking of actual possession of the Property by Administrative Agent. In the exercise of the powers herein granted Administrative Agent, no liability shall be asserted or enforced against Administrative Agent, all such liability being expressly waived and released by Grantor, except as may be expressly set forth herein.
(m) Grantor will, at the cost of Grantor, and without expense to Administrative Agent, do, execute, acknowledge and deliver all and every such further acts, conveyances, 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 Administrative Agent the property and rights hereby assigned or intended now or hereafter so to be, or which Grantor may be or may hereafter become bound to convey or assign to Administrative Agent, or for carrying out the intention or facilitating the performance of the terms of this Security Instrument or for filing, registering or recording this Security Instrument and, on demand, will execute and deliver and hereby authorizes Administrative Agent to execute in the name of Grantor to the extent Administrative Agent may lawfully do so, one or more financing statements, chattel Deed of Trusts or comparable security instruments, to evidence more effectively the lien and security interest hereof in and upon the Leases.
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19. Additional Rights . The holder of any subordinate lien or subordinate deed of trust on the Trust Property shall have no right to terminate any Lease whether or not such Lease is subordinate to this Deed of Trust nor shall any holder of any subordinate lien or subordinate deed of trust join any tenant under any Lease in any trustees sale or action to foreclose the lien or modify, interfere with, disturb or terminate the rights of any tenant under any Lease. By recordation of this Deed of Trust all subordinate lienholders and the trustees and beneficiaries under subordinate deeds of trust are subject to and notified of this provision, and any action taken by any such lienholder or beneficiary contrary to this provision shall be null and void.
20. Notices . All notices, requests, demands and other communications hereunder shall be given in accordance with the provisions of Sections 5.7 and 9.2 of the Credit Agreement, if to Beneficiary, and Schedule 1 to the Guaranty, if to Grantor, in each case as specified therein.
21. No Oral Modification . This Deed of Trust may not be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified except in accordance with the provisions of Section 9.1 of the Credit Agreement. Any agreement made by Grantor and Beneficiary after the date of this Deed of Trust relating to this Deed of Trust shall be superior to the rights of the holder of any intervening or subordinate lien or encumbrance. Trustees execution of any written agreement between Grantor and Beneficiary shall not be required for the effectiveness thereof as between Grantor and Beneficiary.
22. Partial Invalidity . In the event any one or more of the provisions contained in this Deed of Trust shall for any reason be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any other provision hereof, but each shall be construed as if such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision had never been included. Notwithstanding to the contrary anything contained in this Deed of Trust or in any provisions of any Loan Document, the obligations of Grantor and of any other obligor under any Loan Document shall be subject to the limitation that Beneficiary shall not charge, take or receive, nor shall Grantor or any other obligor be obligated to pay to Beneficiary, any amounts constituting interest in excess of the maximum rate permitted by law to be charged by Beneficiary.
23. Grantors Waiver of Rights . (a) Grantor hereby voluntarily and knowingly releases and waives any and all rights to retain possession of the Trust Property after the occurrence of an Event of Default hereunder and any and all rights of redemption from sale under any order or decree of foreclosure (whether full or partial), pursuant to rights, if any, therein granted, as allowed under any applicable law, on its own behalf, on behalf of all persons claiming or having an interest (direct or indirectly) by, through or under each constituent of Grantor and on behalf of each and every person acquiring any interest in the Trust Property subsequent to the date hereof, it being the intent hereof that any and all such rights or redemption of each constituent of Grantor and all such other persons are and shall be deemed to be hereby waived to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law or replacement statute. Each constituent of Grantor shall not invoke or utilize any such law or laws or otherwise hinder, delay, or impede the execution of any right, power, or remedy herein or otherwise granted or delegated to Beneficiary, but shall permit the execution of every such right, power, and remedy as though no such law or laws had been made or enacted.
(b) To the fullest extent permitted by law, Grantor waives the benefit of all laws now existing or that may subsequently be enacted providing for (i) any appraisement before sale of any portion of the Trust Property, (ii) any extension of the
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time for the enforcement of the collection of the Obligations or the creation or extension of a period of redemption from any sale made in collecting such debt and (iii) exemption of the Trust Property from attachment, levy or sale under execution or exemption from civil process. To the full extent Grantor may do so, Grantor agrees that Grantor will not at any time insist upon, plead, claim or take the benefit or advantage of any law now or hereafter in force providing for any appraisement, valuation, stay, exemption, extension or redemption, or requiring foreclosure of this Deed of Trust before exercising any other remedy granted hereunder and Grantor, for Grantor and its successors and assigns, and for any and all persons ever claiming any interest in the Trust Property, to the extent permitted by law, hereby waives and releases all rights of redemption, valuation, appraisement, stay of execution, notice of election to mature (except as expressly provided in the Credit Agreement) or declare due the whole of the secured indebtedness and marshalling in the event of exercise by Trustee or Beneficiary of the power of sale, or other rights hereby created.
24. Remedies Not Exclusive . Beneficiary and Trustee shall be entitled to enforce payment of the Obligations and performance of the Obligations and to exercise all rights and powers under this Deed of Trust or under any of the other Loan Documents or other agreement or any laws now or hereafter in force, notwithstanding some or all of the Obligations may now or hereafter be otherwise secured, whether by deed of trust, mortgage, security agreement, pledge, lien, assignment or otherwise. Neither the acceptance of this Deed of Trust nor its enforcement, shall prejudice or in any manner affect Beneficiarys or Trustees right to realize upon or enforce any other security now or hereafter held by Beneficiary and Trustee, it being agreed that Beneficiary and Trustee shall be entitled to enforce this Deed of Trust and any other security now or hereafter held by Beneficiary or Trustee in such order and manner as Beneficiary may determine in its absolute discretion. No remedy herein conferred upon or reserved to Beneficiary or Trustee is intended to be exclusive of any other remedy herein or by law provided or permitted, but each shall be cumulative and shall be in addition to every other remedy given hereunder or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or by statute. Every power or remedy given by any of the Loan Documents to Beneficiary or Trustee or to which either may otherwise be entitled, may be exercised, concurrently or independently, from time to time and as often as may be deemed expedient by Beneficiary or Trustee as the case may be. In no event shall Beneficiary or Trustee, in the exercise of the remedies provided in this Deed of Trust (including, without limitation, in connection with the assignment of Rents to Beneficiary, or the appointment of a receiver and the entry of such receiver on to all or any part of the Trust Property), be deemed a mortgagee in possession, and neither Beneficiary nor Trustee shall in any way be made liable for any act, either of commission or omission, in connection with the exercise of such remedies.
25. Multiple Security . If (a) the Premises shall consist of one or more parcels, whether or not contiguous and whether or not located in the same county, or (b) in addition to this Deed of Trust, Beneficiary shall now or hereafter hold or be the beneficiary of one or more additional mortgages, liens, deeds of trust or other security (directly or indirectly) for the Obligations upon other property in the State in which the Premises are located (whether or not such property is owned by Grantor or by others) or (c) both the circumstances described in clauses (a) and (b) shall be true, then to the fullest extent permitted by law, Beneficiary may, at its election, commence or consolidate in a single trustees sale or foreclosure action all trustees sale or foreclosure proceedings against all such collateral securing the Obligations (including the
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Trust Property), which action may be brought or consolidated in the courts of, or sale conducted in, any county in which any of such collateral is located. Grantor acknowledges that the right to maintain a consolidated trustees sale or foreclosure action is a specific inducement to Lenders to extend the indebtedness borrowed pursuant to or guaranteed by the Loan Documents, and Grantor expressly and irrevocably waives any objections to the commencement or consolidation of the foreclosure proceedings in a single action and any objections to the laying of venue or based on the grounds of forum non conveniens which it may now or hereafter have. Grantor further agrees that if Trustee or Beneficiary shall be prosecuting one or more foreclosure or other proceedings against a portion of the Trust Property or against any collateral other than the Trust Property, which collateral directly or indirectly secures the Obligations, or if Beneficiary shall have obtained a judgment of foreclosure and sale or similar judgment against such collateral (or, in the case of a trustees sale, shall have met the statutory requirements therefore with respect to such collateral), then, whether or not such proceedings are being maintained or judgments were obtained in or outside the State in which the Premises are located, Beneficiary may commence or continue any trustees sale or foreclosure proceedings and exercise its other remedies granted in this Deed of Trust against all or any part of the Trust Property and Grantor waives any objections to the commencement or continuation of a foreclosure of this Deed of Trust or exercise of any other remedies hereunder based on such other proceedings or judgments, and waives any right to seek to dismiss, stay, remove, transfer or consolidate either any action under this Deed of Trust or such other proceedings on such basis. Neither the commencement nor continuation of proceedings to sell the Trust Property in a trustees sale, to foreclose this Deed of Trust, nor the exercise of any other rights hereunder nor the recovery of any judgment by Beneficiary in any such proceedings or the occurrence of any sale by the Trustee in any such proceedings shall prejudice, limit or preclude Beneficiarys right to commence or continue one or more trustees sales, foreclosure or other proceedings or obtain a judgment against (or, in the case of a trustees sale, to meet the statutory requirements for, any such sale of) any other collateral (either in or outside the State in which the Premises are located) which directly or indirectly secures the Obligations, and Grantor expressly waives any objections to the commencement of, continuation of, or entry of a judgment in such other sales or proceedings or exercise of any remedies in such sales or proceedings based upon any action or judgment connected to this Deed of Trust, and Grantor also waives any right to seek to dismiss, stay, remove, transfer or consolidate either such other sales or proceedings or any sale or action under this Deed of Trust on such basis. It is expressly understood and agreed that to the fullest extent permitted by law, Beneficiary may, at its election, cause the sale of all collateral which is the subject of a single trustees sale or foreclosure action at either a single sale or at multiple sales conducted simultaneously and take such other measures as are appropriate in order to effect the agreement of the parties to dispose of and administer all collateral securing the Obligations (directly or indirectly) in the most economical and least time-consuming manner.
26. Successors and Assigns . All covenants of Grantor contained in this Deed of Trust are imposed solely and exclusively for the benefit of Beneficiary, Trustee and their respective successors and assigns, and no other person or entity shall have standing to require compliance with such covenants or be deemed, under any circumstances, to be a beneficiary of such covenants, any or all of which may be freely waived in whole or in part by Beneficiary or Trustee at any time if in the sole discretion of either of them such a waiver is deemed advisable. All such covenants of Grantor shall run with the land and bind Grantor, the successors and assigns of Grantor (and each of them) and all subsequent owners, encumbrancers and tenants of the Trust Property, and shall inure to the benefit of Beneficiary, Trustee and their respective successors and assigns. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, any successor to Trustee appointed by Beneficiary shall succeed to all rights of Trustee as if such successor had been originally named as Trustee hereunder The word Grantor shall be construed as if it read Grantors whenever the sense of this Deed of Trust so requires and if there shall be more than one Grantor, the obligations of the Grantors shall be joint and several.
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27. No Waivers, etc. Any failure by Beneficiary to insist upon the strict performance by Grantor of any of the terms and provisions of this Deed of Trust shall not be deemed to be a waiver of any of the terms and provisions hereof, and Beneficiary or Trustee, notwithstanding any such failure, shall have the right thereafter to insist upon the strict performance by Grantor of any and all of the terms and provisions of this Deed of Trust to be performed by Grantor. Beneficiary may release, regardless of consideration and without the necessity for any notice to or consent by the beneficiary of any subordinate deed of trust or the holder of any subordinate lien on the Trust Property, any part of the security held for the obligations secured by this Deed of Trust without, as to the remainder of the security, in any way impairing or affecting the lien of this Deed of Trust or the priority of this Deed of Trust over any subordinate lien or deed of trust.
28. Governing Law, etc. (a) THIS DEED OF TRUST WAS NEGOTIATED IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK, AND MADE BY GRANTOR AND ACCEPTED BY BENEFICIARY IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK, AND THE PROCEEDS OF THE NOTE SECURED HEREBY 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 DEED OF TRUST 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, EXCEPT THAT AT ALL TIMES (I) THE PROVISIONS FOR THE CREATION, PERFECTION, PRIORITY AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE LIENS AND SECURITY INTERESTS CREATED PURSUANT HERETO AND PURSUANT TO THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS WITH RESPECT TO THE PROPERTY (OTHER THAN THAT DESCRIBED IN SUBPARAGRAPH II BELOW) SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF THE STATE IN WHICH THE PROPERTY AND FIXTURES ARE LOCATED AND (II) WITH RESPECT TO THE PERFECTION, PRIORITY AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE LIENS AND SECURITY INTERESTS CREATED BY THIS DEED OF TRUST AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS IN PROPERTY WHOSE PERFECTION AND PRIORITY IS COVERED BY ARTICLE 9 OF THE UCC (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE ACCOUNTS), THE LAW OF THE JURISDICTION APPLICABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTIONS 9-301 THROUGH 9-307 OF THE UCC AS IN EFFECT IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL GOVERN. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, GRANTOR HEREBY UNCONDITIONALLY AND IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY CLAIM TO ASSERT THAT THE LAW OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION GOVERNS THIS DEED OF TRUST AND THE NOTE, AND THIS DEED OF TRUST AND THE NOTE 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 EXCEPT AS SPECIFICALLY SET FORTH ABOVE.
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(b) ANY LEGAL SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING AGAINST BENEFICIARY OR GRANTOR ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS DEED OF TRUST MAY AT BENEFICIARYS OPTION BE INSTITUTED IN ANY FEDERAL OR STATE COURT IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK, COUNTY OF NEW YORK, PURSUANT TO SECTION 5-1402 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW, AND GRANTOR AND BENEFICIARY WAIVE ANY OBJECTIONS WHICH THEY MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE BASED ON VENUE AND/OR FORUM NON CONVENIENS OF ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING, AND GRANTOR AND BENEFICIARY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMIT TO THE JURISDICTION OF ANY SUCH COURT IN ANY SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING. GRANTOR HEREBY AGREES THAT SERVICE OF PROCESS SHALL BE EFFECTED IN THE MANNER PROVIDED IN THE CREDIT AGREEMENT.
29. Certain Definitions . Unless the context clearly indicates a contrary intent or unless otherwise specifically provided herein, words used in this Deed of Trust shall be used interchangeably in singular or plural form and the word Grantor shall mean each Grantor or any subsequent owner or owners of the Trust Property or any part thereof or interest therein, the word Beneficiary shall mean Beneficiary or any successor agent for the Lenders, the word Trustee shall mean Trustee or any successor Trustee, the word person shall include any individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, trust, unincorporated association, government, governmental authority, or other entity, and the words Trust Property shall include any portion of the Trust Property or interest therein. Whenever the context may require, any pronouns used herein shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine or neuter forms, and the singular form of nouns and pronouns shall include the plural and vice versa. The captions in this Deed of Trust are for convenience or reference only and in no way limit or amplify the provisions hereof.
30. Maximum Rate of Interest . Nothing herein contained, nor in any Loan Document or transaction related thereto, shall be construed or so operate as to require Grantor or any person liable for the payment of the Obligations made pursuant to the Credit Agreement, to pay interest in an amount or at a rate greater than the maximum allowed by law. Should any interest or other charges in the nature of the interest paid by Grantor or any parties liable for the payment of the Obligations made pursuant to the Credit Agreement result in the computation or earning of interest in excess of the maximum rate of interest allowed by applicable law, then any and all such excess shall be and the same is hereby waived by the holder hereof, and all such excess shall be automatically credited against and in reduction of the principal balance, and any portion of said excess which exceeds the principal balance shall be paid by the holder hereof to Grantor or any parties liable for the payment of the Obligations made pursuant to the said Credit Agreement, it being the intent of the parties hereto that under no circumstances shall Grantor or any parties liable for the payment of the Obligations hereunder be required to pay interest in excess of the maximum rate allowed by law.
31. INTENTIONALLY DELETED .
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32. Release . If any of the Trust Property shall be sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of by Grantor in a transaction permitted by the Credit Agreement, or which otherwise satisfy the requirements for release pursuant to Section 9.15 of the Credit Agreement, such Trust Property shall be automatically released from the Lien of this Deed of Trust without further action on the part of Grantor, Beneficiary or the Lenders, and shall cease to constitute collateral hereunder, and then Beneficiary, at the request and sole expense of Grantor, shall execute and deliver to Grantor all releases or other documents reasonably necessary or desirable for the release of the Liens created hereby on such Trust Property. No consent of any Qualified Counterparty shall be required for any release of Trust Property pursuant to this Section
33. Trustees Powers (and Liabilities) .(a) In case of the resignation of the Trustee, or the inability (through death or otherwise), refusal or failure of the Trustee to act, or at the option of Beneficiary or the holder(s) of a majority of the Obligations for any other reason (which reason need not be stated), a substitute Trustee ( Substitute Trustee ) may be named, constituted and appointed by Beneficiary or the holder(s) of a majority of the Obligations, without other formality than an appointment and designation in writing, which appointment and designation shall be full evidence of the right and authority to make the same and of all facts therein recited, and this conveyance shall vest in the Substitute Trustee the title, powers and duties herein conferred on the Trustee originally named herein, and the conveyance of the Substitute Trustee to the purchaser(s) at any sale of the Trust Property of any part thereof shall be equally valid and effective. The right to appoint a Substitute Trustee shall exist as often and whenever from any of said causes, the Trustee, original or substitute, resigns or cannot, will not or does not act, or Beneficiary or the holder(s) of a majority of the Obligations desires to appoint a new Trustee. No bond shall ever be required of the Trustee, original or substitute. The recitals in any conveyance made by the Trustee, original or substitute, shall be accepted and construed in court and elsewhere as prima facie evidence and proof of the facts recited, and no other proof shall be required as to the request by Beneficiary or the holders(s) of a majority of Obligations to the Trustee to enforce this Deed of Trust, or as to the notice of or holding of the sale, or as to any particulars thereof, or as to the resignation of the Trustee, original or substitute, or as to the inability, refusal or failure of the Trustee, original or substitute, to act, or as to the election of Beneficiary or the holder(s) of a majority of the Obligations to appoint a new Trustee, or as to appointment of a Substitute Trustee, and all prerequisites of said sale shall be presumed to have been performed; and each sale made under the powers herein granted shall be a perpetual bar against Grantor and the heirs, personal representatives, successors and assigns of Grantor. Trustee, original or substitute, is hereby authorized and empowered to appoint any one or more persons as attorney-in-fact to act as Trustee under him and in his name, place and stead in order to take any actions that Trustee is authorized and empowered to do hereunder, such appointment to be evidenced by an instrument signed and acknowledged by said Trustee, original or substitute; and all acts done by said attorney-in-fact shall be valid, lawful and binding as if done by said Trustee, original or substitute, in person.
(b) At any time or from time to time, without liability therefor, and without notice, upon the written request of Beneficiary and presentation of the documents evidencing the Obligations and this Deed of Trust for endorsement, without affecting the liability of any person for the payment of the indebtedness secured hereby, and without affecting the lien of this Deed of Trust upon the Trust Property for the full amount of all amounts secured hereby, upon Beneficiarys request Trustee may (i) release all or any
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part of the Trust Property, (ii) consent to the making of any map or plat thereof, (iii) join in granting any easement thereon or in creating any covenants or conditions restricting use or occupancy thereof, or (iv) join in any extension agreement or in any agreement subordinating the lien or charge hereof.
(c) Except for gross negligence or willful misconduct, Trustee shall not be liable for any act or omission or error of judgment. Trustee may rely on any document believed by him in good faith to be genuine. All money received by Trustee shall, until used or applied as herein provided, be held in trust, and Trustee shall not be liable for interest thereon. Grantor shall indemnify Trustee against all liability and expenses that he may incur in the performance of his duties hereunder except for gross negligence or willful misconduct.
34. Last Dollars Secured; Priority . To the extent that this Deed of Trust secures only a portion of the indebtedness owing or which may become owing by Grantor to the Secured Parties, the parties agree that any payments or repayments of such indebtedness shall be and be deemed to be applied first to the portion of the indebtedness that is not secured hereby, it being the parties intent that the portion of the indebtedness last remaining unpaid shall be secured hereby. If at any time this Deed of Trust shall secure less than all of the principal amount of the Obligations, it is expressly agreed that any repayments of the principal amount of the Obligations shall not reduce the amount of the lien of this Deed of Trust until such lien amount shall equal the principal amount of the Obligations outstanding.
35. Receipt of Copy . Grantor acknowledges that it has received a true copy of this Deed of Trust.
36. ADDITIONAL STATE SPECIFIC PROVISIONS
(a) Principles of Construction . In the event of any inconsistencies between the terms and conditions of this Section 36 and the terms and conditions of this Deed of Trust, the terms and conditions of this Section 36 shall control and be binding.
(b) The term instrument as it appears twice in the second sentence of the first paragraph is hereby deleted and replaced with the term Security Instrument.
(c) The phrase if any, in the first sentence of Background Section D is hereby deleted in its entirety.
(d) Intentionally deleted.
(e) The phrase to the extent permitted by applicable law is hereby inserted after demand and before as in the first sentence of Section 13(a) .
(f) The phrase To the extent permitted by applicable law is hereby inserted in the beginning of the fifth sentence of the first paragraph of Section 13(a)(i) and is hereby inserted in the beginning of the last sentence of the first paragraph of Section 13(a)(i) .
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(g) Section 13(b) is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the phrase Intentionally Deleted.
(h) The phrase financing statement is hereby deleted and replaced with the phrase fixture filing in the first and second clauses of the third sentence of Section 17(c) .
(i) The phrase (whether or not such property is owned by Grantor or by others) is hereby deleted in its entirety from Section 25(b) .
(j) Additional Security Agreement Provisions .
(i) Notwithstanding the provisions set forth in Section 17 hereof, with respect to fixtures, Beneficiary or Trustee may elect to treat same as either real property or personal property and proceed to exercise such rights and remedies applicable to the categorization so chosen. Beneficiary may proceed against the items of real property and any items of Property separately or together in any order whatsoever, without in any way affecting or waiving Beneficiarys rights and remedies under the Uniform Commercial Code, this Deed of Trust or the Credit Agreement. Grantor acknowledges and agrees that Beneficiarys rights and remedies under this Deed of Trust and the Credit Agreement shall be cumulative and shall be in addition to every other right and remedy now or hereafter existing at law, in equity, by statute or by agreement of the parties.
(ii) Grantor agrees that this Deed of Trust constitutes a financing statement filed as a fixture filing in the Official Records of the County in which the Trust Property is located with respect to any and all fixtures included within the term Land or Property as used herein and with respect to any goods and other personal property that may now be or hereafter become fixtures. The names and mailing addresses of the debtor (Grantor) and the secured party (Beneficiary) are set forth on the first page of this Deed of Trust. Grantors organization number is set forth on the first page of this Deed of Trust. Grantor is the record [owner] [lessee] of the Trust Property. The personal property described above is the collateral covered by this fixture filing. Any reproduction of this Deed of Trust shall be sufficient as a fixture filing.
(k) Additional Remedies Provision . Upon the occurrence and continuance of an Event of Default, Grantor hereby authorizes and empowers Beneficiary in its sole discretion, without any notice or demand, except to the extent required by applicable law, and without affecting the lien and charge of this Deed of Trust, to exercise any right or remedy which Beneficiary may have available to it, including, but not limited to, judicial foreclosure, exercise of rights of power of sale without judicial action as to any collateral security for the Obligations, whether real, personal or intangible property. Without limiting the foregoing, Grantor specifically agrees that any action maintained by Beneficiary for the appointment of any receiver, trustee or custodian to collect rents, issues or profits or to obtain possession of the Trust Property shall not constitute an action within the meaning of §726 of the California Code of Civil Procedure.
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(l) Additional Waivers . The following is added as new Section 23(c) :
Upon the occurrence and continuance of an Event of Default, Grantor hereby expressly waives diligence, demand, presentment, protest and notice of every kind and nature whatsoever (unless as otherwise required by law or under this Deed of Trust or the Credit Agreement) and waives any right to require Beneficiary to enforce any remedy against any guarantor, endorser or other person whatsoever prior to the exercise of its rights and remedies hereunder or otherwise.
(m) Loan Document Approval . Grantor has read and hereby approves the Credit Agreement, this Deed of Trust, the other Loan Documents and all other documents relating thereto. Grantor acknowledges that it has been represented by counsel of its choice to review the Credit Agreement, this Deed of Trust, the other Loan Documents and all other documents relating thereto and said counsel has explained and Grantor understands the provisions thereof, or that Grantor has voluntarily declined to retain such counsel.
(n) Future Advances . This Deed of Trust shall secure any and all future advances of the proceeds of the Loans made to Grantor by Beneficiary and the Lenders pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement. At no time during the term of this Deed of Trust or any extension thereof shall the unpaid and outstanding secured principal future advances, not including sums advanced by Beneficiary to protect the security of this Deed of Trust, exceed TWO HUNDRED FIFTY MILLION DOLLARS AND NO/100 ($250,000,000.00). This provision shall not constitute an obligation upon or commitment of Beneficiary to make additional advances or loans to Grantor.
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This Deed of Trust has been duly executed by Grantor on the date first set forth above to be effective as of the date first set forth above.
GRANTOR:
[(ver 1)Sunset-Gower: SGS HOLDINGS, LLC; (ver 2) Orange, CA: HFOP CITY PLAZA, LLC] |
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Name: Title: |
STATE OF )
) ss.:
COUNTY OF )
On the day of , in the year 2010, before me, , a Notary public, personally appeared , who proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the persons(s) whose name(s) are subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that they/she/he executed the same in his/her/their capacities, and that by his/her/their signature on the instrument, the person(s) or the entity upon behalf of which the person(s) acted, executed the instrument.
Notary Public |
I certify under PENALTIES OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing paragraph is true and correct.
Witness my hand and official seal.
(seal)
Notary signature
Schedule A
Description of the Land
[Schedules A-1 and A-2 in case of ground lease property
EXHIBIT E
ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION
This Assignment and Assumption (the Assignment and Assumption ) is dated as of the Effective Date set forth below and is entered into by and between the Assignor identified in item 1 below (the Assignor ) and the Assignee identified in item 2 below (the Assignee ). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement identified below (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the Credit Agreement ), receipt of a copy of which is hereby acknowledged by the Assignee. The Standard Terms and Conditions set forth in Annex 1 attached hereto are hereby agreed to and incorporated herein by reference and made a part of this Assignment and Assumption as if set forth herein in full.
For an agreed consideration, the Assignor hereby irrevocably sells and assigns to the Assignee, and the Assignee hereby irrevocably purchases and assumes from the Assignor, subject to and in accordance with the Standard Terms and Conditions and the Credit Agreement, as of the Effective Date inserted by the Administrative Agent as contemplated below (i) all of the Assignors rights and obligations in its capacity as a Lender under the Credit Agreement and any other documents or instruments delivered pursuant thereto to the extent related to the amount and percentage interest identified below of all of such outstanding rights and obligations of the Assignor under the respective facilities identified below (including without limitation any letters of credit, guarantees, and swingline loans included in such facilities) and (ii) to the extent permitted to be assigned under applicable law, all claims, suits, causes of action and any other right of the Assignor (in its capacity as a Lender) against any Person, whether known or unknown, arising under or in connection with the Credit Agreement, any other documents or instruments delivered pursuant thereto or the loan transactions governed thereby or in any way based on or related to any of the foregoing, including, but not limited to, contract claims, tort claims, malpractice claims, statutory claims and all other claims at law or in equity related to the rights and obligations sold and assigned pursuant to clause (i) above (the rights and obligations sold and assigned by the Assignor to the Assignee pursuant to clauses (i) and (ii) above being referred to herein collectively as the Assigned Interest ). Each such sale and assignment is without recourse to the Assignor and, except as expressly provided in this Assignment and Assumption, without representation or warranty by the Assignor.
A-1
Assignor |
Assignee |
Aggregate Amount of all Revolving
Credit
for all Lenders 3 |
Amount of Revolving Credit Commitment/ Loans Assigned 8 |
Percentage Assigned of Commitment/ Loans 4 |
CUSIP Number |
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$ | $ | % | ||||||||
$ | $ | % |
[7. |
Trade Date: ] 5 |
Effective Date: , 20 [TO BE INSERTED BY ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND WHICH SHALL BE THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF RECORDATION OF TRANSFER IN THE REGISTER THEREFOR.]
3 |
Amount to be adjusted by the counterparties to take into account any payments or prepayments made between the Trade Date and the Effective Date. |
4 |
Set forth, to at least 9 decimals, as a percentage of the Commitment/Loans of all Lenders thereunder. |
5 |
To be completed if the Assignor(s) and the Assignee(s) intend that the minimum assignment amount is to be determined as of the Trade Date. |
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The terms set forth in this Assignment and Assumption are hereby agreed to:
ASSIGNOR | ||
[NAME OF ASSIGNOR] | ||
By: |
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Title: | ||
ASSIGNEE | ||
[NAME OF ASSIGNEE] | ||
By: |
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Title: |
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[Consented to: | ||
BARCLAYS BANK PLC, as | ||
Administrative Agent | ||
By |
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Title: | ||
[Consented to: | ||
HUDSON PACIFIC PROPERTIES, L.P. | ||
By |
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Title:] 6 |
6 To be inserted if the assignment is to a party other than any affiliate, Related Fund or Control Investment Affiliate of Lender.
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ANNEX 1
STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR
ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION
1. Representations and Warranties .
1.1 Assignor . The Assignor (a) represents and warrants that (i) it is the legal and beneficial owner of the Assigned Interest, (ii) the Assigned Interest is free and clear of any lien, encumbrance or other adverse claim and (iii) it has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Assignment and Assumption and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby; and (b) assumes no responsibility with respect to (i) any statements, warranties or representations made in or in connection with the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, (ii) the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of the Loan Documents or any collateral thereunder, (iii) the financial condition of the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates or any other Person obligated in respect of any Loan Document or (iv) the performance or observance by the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates or any other Person of any of their respective obligations under any Loan Document.
1.2. Assignee . The Assignee (a) represents and warrants that (i) it has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Assignment and Assumption and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and to become a Lender under the Credit Agreement, (ii) it meets all the requirements to be an assignee under Section 10.6 of the Credit Agreement (subject to such consents, if any, as may be required under Section 10.6(c) of the Credit Agreement), (iii) from and after the Effective Date, it shall be bound by the provisions of the Credit Agreement as a Lender thereunder and, to the extent of the Assigned Interest, shall have the obligations of a Lender thereunder, (iv) it is sophisticated with respect to decisions to acquire assets of the type represented by the Assigned Interest and either it, or the person exercising discretion in making its decision to acquire the Assigned Interest, is experienced in acquiring assets of such type, (v) it has received a copy of the Credit Agreement, and has received or has been accorded the opportunity to receive copies of the most recent financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 6.1 thereof, as applicable, and such other documents and information as it deems appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Assignment and Assumption and to purchase the Assigned Interest, (vi) it has, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Assignment and Assumption and to purchase the Assigned Interest, and (vii) if it is a Non-U.S. Lender, attached to the Assignment and Assumption is any documentation required to be delivered by it pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement, duly completed and executed by the Assignee; and (b) agrees that (i) it will, independently and without reliance on the Administrative Agent, the Assignor or any other Lender, and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under the Loan Documents, and (ii) it will perform in accordance with their terms all of the obligations which by the terms of the Loan Documents are required to be performed by it as a Lender.
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2. Payments . From and after the Effective Date, the Administrative Agent shall make all payments in respect of the Assigned Interest (including payments of principal, interest, fees and other amounts) to the Assignor for amounts which have accrued to but excluding the Effective Date and to the Assignee for amounts which have accrued from and after the Effective Date.
3. General Provisions . This Assignment and Assumption shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. This Assignment and Assumption may be executed in any number of counterparts, which together shall constitute one instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Assignment and Assumption by telecopy shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Assignment and Assumption. This Assignment and Assumption shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the law of the State of New York.
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EXHIBIT F-1
FORM OF REVOLVING CREDIT NOTE
THIS NOTE AND THE OBLIGATIONS REPRESENTED HEREBY MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE TERMS AND PROVISIONS OF THE CREDIT AGREEMENT REFERRED TO BELOW. TRANSFERS OF THIS NOTE AND THE OBLIGATIONS REPRESENTED HEREBY MUST BE RECORDED IN THE REGISTER MAINTAINED BY THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF SUCH CREDIT AGREEMENT.
$ |
New York, New York | |
, 2010 |
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, HUDSON PACIFIC PROPERTIES, L.P., a Maryland limited partnership (the Borrower ), hereby unconditionally promises to pay to (the Lender ) or its registered assigns at the Payment Office specified in the Credit Agreement (as hereinafter defined) in lawful money of the United States and in immediately available funds, on the Revolving Credit Termination Date the principal amount of (a) DOLLARS ($ ), or, if less, (b) the aggregate unpaid principal amount of all Revolving Credit Loans made by the Lender to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.1 of the Credit Agreement. The Borrower further agrees to pay interest in like money at such Payment Office on the unpaid principal amount hereof from time to time outstanding at the rates and on the dates specified in Section 2.12 of the Credit Agreement.
The holder of this Note is authorized to indorse on the schedules annexed hereto and made a part hereof or on a continuation thereof which shall be attached hereto and made a part hereof the date, Type and amount of each Revolving Credit Loan made pursuant to the Credit Agreement and the date and amount of each payment or prepayment of principal thereof, each continuation thereof, each conversion of all or a portion thereof to another Type and, in the case of Eurodollar Loans, the length of each Interest Period with respect thereto. Each such indorsement shall constitute prima facie evidence of the accuracy of the information indorsed. The failure to make any such indorsement or any error in any such indorsement shall not affect the obligations of the Borrower in respect of any Revolving Credit Loan.
This Note (a) is one of the Revolving Credit Notes referred to in the Credit Agreement dated as of , 2010 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the Credit Agreement ), among the REIT, as Guarantor, the Borrower, the Lender, the Lenders parties thereto, Barclays Bank PLC, as Administrative Agent, Barclays Capital Inc. and Banc of America Securities LLC, as Arrangers, and others, (b) is subject to the provisions of the Credit Agreement and (c) is subject to optional and mandatory prepayment in whole or in part as provided in the Credit Agreement. This Note is secured and guaranteed as provided in the Loan Documents. Reference is hereby made to the Loan Documents for a description of the properties and assets in which a security interest has been granted, the nature and extent of the security and the guarantees, the terms and conditions upon which the security interests and each guarantee were granted and the rights of the holder of this Note in respect thereof.
Upon the occurrence of any one or more of the Events of Default, all principal and all accrued interest then remaining unpaid on this Note shall become, or may be declared to be, immediately due and payable, all as provided in the Credit Agreement.
All parties now and hereafter liable with respect to this Note, whether maker, principal, surety, guarantor, indorser or otherwise, hereby waive presentment, demand, protest and all other notices of any kind.
Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.
NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY CONTAINED HEREIN OR IN THE CREDIT AGREEMENT, THIS NOTE MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REGISTRATION AND OTHER PROVISIONS OF SECTION 10.6 OF THE CREDIT AGREEMENT.
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THIS NOTE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
[Borrower] | ||
By: |
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Name: | ||
Title: |
Schedule A
to Revolving Credit Note
LOANS, CONVERSIONS AND REPAYMENTS OF BASE RATE LOANS
Date |
Amount of Base Rate Loans |
Amount Converted to Base Rate Loans |
Amount of Principal of
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Amount of Base Rate
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Unpaid Principal
of Base Rate Loans |
Notation Made By |
Schedule B
to Revolving Credit Note
LOANS, CONTINUATIONS, CONVERSIONS AND REPAYMENTS OF EURODOLLAR LOANS
Date |
Amount of
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Amount Converted
Eurodollar Loans |
Interest Period and
Respect Thereto |
Amount of Principal
Eurodollar Loans
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Amount
of
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Unpaid Principal
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Notation
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EXHIBIT F-2
FORM OF SWING LINE NOTE
THIS NOTE AND THE OBLIGATIONS REPRESENTED HEREBY MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE TERMS AND PROVISIONS OF THE CREDIT AGREEMENT REFERRED TO BELOW. TRANSFERS OF THIS NOTE AND THE OBLIGATIONS REPRESENTED HEREBY MUST BE RECORDED IN THE REGISTER MAINTAINED BY THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF SUCH CREDIT AGREEMENT.
$ | New York, New York | |
, 2010 |
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, HUDSON PACIFIC PROPERTIES, L.P., a Maryland limited partnership (the Borrower ), hereby unconditionally promises to pay to (the Swing Line Lender ) or its registered assigns at the Payment Office specified in the Credit Agreement (as hereinafter defined) in lawful money of the United States and in immediately available funds, on the Revolving Credit Termination Date the principal amount of (a) DOLLARS ($ ), or, if less, (b) the aggregate unpaid principal amount of all Swing Line Loans made by the Swing Line Lender to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.3 of the Credit Agreement, as hereinafter defined. The Borrower further agrees to pay interest in like money at such office on the unpaid principal amount hereof from time to time outstanding at the rates and on the dates specified in Section 2.12 of such Credit Agreement.
The holder of this Note is authorized to indorse on the schedules annexed hereto and made a part hereof or on a continuation thereof which shall be attached hereto and made a part hereof the date and amount of each Swing Line Loan made pursuant to the Credit Agreement and the date and amount of each payment or prepayment of principal thereof. Each such indorsement shall constitute prima facie evidence of the accuracy of the information indorsed. The failure to make any such indorsement or any error in any such indorsement shall not affect the obligations of the Borrower in respect of any Swing Line Loan.
This Note (a) is the Swing Line Note referred to in the Credit Agreement dated as of , 2010 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the Credit Agreement ), among the REIT, as Guarantor, the Borrower, the Swing Line Lender, the other Lenders parties thereto, Barclays Bank PLC, as Administrative Agent, Barclays Capital Inc. and Banc of America Securities LLC, as Arrangers, and others, (b) is subject to the provisions of the Credit Agreement and (c) is subject to optional and mandatory prepayment in whole or in part as provided in the Credit Agreement. This Note is secured and guaranteed as provided in the Loan Documents. Reference is hereby made to the Loan Documents for a description of the properties and assets in which a security interest has been granted, the nature and extent of the security and the guarantees, the terms and conditions upon which the security interests and each guarantee were granted and the rights of the holder of this Note in respect thereof.
Upon the occurrence of any one or more of the Events of Default, all principal and all accrued interest then remaining unpaid on this Note shall become, or may be declared to be, immediately due and payable, all as provided in the Credit Agreement.
All parties now and hereafter liable with respect to this Note, whether maker, principal, surety, guarantor, indorser or otherwise, hereby waive presentment, demand, protest and all other notices of any kind.
Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.
NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY CONTAINED HEREIN OR IN THE CREDIT AGREEMENT, THIS NOTE MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REGISTRATION AND OTHER PROVISIONS OF SECTION 10.6 OF THE CREDIT AGREEMENT.
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THIS NOTE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
HUDSON PACIFIC PROPERTIES, L.P. | ||
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Schedule A
to Swing Line Note
LOANS AND REPAYMENTS OF SWING LINE LOANS
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EXHIBIT G
FORM OF EXEMPTION CERTIFICATE
Reference is made to the Credit Agreement, dated as of , 2010, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time (the Credit Agreement ), among HUDSON PACIFIC PROPERTIES, L.P., a Maryland limited partnership (the Borrower ), HUDSON PACIFIC PROPERTIES, INC., a Maryland corporation (the REIT ), the Lenders parties thereto, BARCLAYS CAPITAL INC. and BANC OF AMERICA SECURITIES LLC, as Arrangers and BARCLAYS BANK PLC, as Administrative Agent, and others. Capitalized terms used herein that are not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Credit Agreement.
(the Non-U.S. Lender ) is providing this certificate pursuant to Section 2.17(d) of the Credit Agreement. The Non-U.S. Lender hereby represents and warrants that:
1. The Non-U.S. Lender is the sole record and beneficial owner of the Loans or the obligations evidenced by Note(s) in respect of which it is providing this certificate.
2. The Non-U.S. Lender is not a bank for purposes of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code ). In this regard, the Non-U.S. Lender further represents and warrants that:
(a) the Non-U.S. Lender is not subject to regulatory or other legal requirements as a bank in any jurisdiction; and
(b) the Non-U.S. Lender has not been treated as a bank for purposes of any tax, securities law or other filing or submission made to any Governmental Authority, any application made to a rating agency or qualification for any exemption from tax, securities law or other legal requirements;
3. The Non-U.S. Lender is not a 10-percent shareholder of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code; and
4. The Non-U.S. Lender is not a controlled foreign corporation receiving interest from a related person within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this certificate as of the date set forth below.
[NAME OF NON-U.S. LENDER] | ||
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EXHIBIT H
FORM OF BORROWING NOTICE
To: | BARCLAYS BANK PLC, |
as Administrative Agent
745 Seventh Avenue
New York, New York 10019
Attention: Craig J. Malloy
Telecopy: (646) 758-4617
Telephone: (212) 526-7150
Reference is hereby made to the Credit Agreement, dated as of , 2010 (as amended, supplemented or modified from time to time, the Credit Agreement ), among HUDSON PACIFIC PROPERTIES, L.P., a Maryland limited partnership (the Borrower ), HUDSON PACIFIC PROPERTIES, INC., a Maryland corporation (the REIT ), the Lenders parties thereto, BARCLAYS CAPITAL INC. and BANC OF AMERICA SECURITIES LLC, as Arrangers and BARCLAYS BANK PLC, as Administrative Agent, and others. Terms defined in the Credit Agreement and not otherwise defined herein are used herein with the meanings so defined.
The Borrower hereby certifies that after giving pro forma effect to the Loans to be made pursuant to this Borrowing Notice, the Total Revolving Extensions of Credit shall not exceed the Maximum Facility Availability.
The Borrower hereby gives notice to the Administrative Agent that Loans, and of the type and amount, set forth below are requested to be
REVOLVING CREDIT LOANS
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Base Rate Loans |
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Eurodollar Loans** |
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The Borrower hereby requests that the proceeds of Loans described in this Borrowing Notice be made available to it as follows:
** | If more than one Interest Period is requested, the Borrower shall list duration of each requested Interest Period and amount of requested Loans allocated to each Interest Period. |
[insert transmittal instructions].
The Borrower hereby certifies that all conditions contained in the Credit Agreement to the making of any Loan requested have been met or satisfied in full.
HUDSON PACIFIC PROPERTIES, L.P. | ||
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Title: |
Dated:
EXHIBIT I
FORM OF NEW LENDER SUPPLEMENT
NEW LENDER SUPPLEMENT (this Supplement ), dated , 20 to the Credit Agreement, dated as of June , 2010, (as amended, supplemented or modified from time to time, the Credit Agreement ), among HUDSON PACIFIC PROPERTIES, L.P., a Maryland limited partnership (the Borrower ), HUDSON PACIFIC PROPERTIES, INC., a Maryland corporation (the REIT ), the Lenders parties thereto, BARCLAYS CAPITAL INC. and BANC OF AMERICA SECURITIES LLC, as Arrangers and BARCLAYS BANK PLC, as Administrative Agent, and others.
W I T N E S S E T H :
WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested that the Total Revolving Credit Commitments be increased by $ to $ pursuant to the Credit Agreement;
WHEREAS, the Credit Amendment provides in Section 2.22(b) thereof that any bank, financial institution or other entity, although not originally a party thereto, may become a party to the Credit Agreement in accordance with the terms thereof by executing and delivering to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent a supplement to the Credit Agreement in substantially the form of this Supplement; and
WHEREAS, the undersigned was not an original party to the Credit Agreement but now desires to become a party thereto;
NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned hereby agrees as follows:
1. The undersigned agrees to be bound by the provisions of the Credit Agreement, and agrees that it shall, on the date this Supplement is accepted by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, become a Revolving Credit Lender for all purposes of the Credit Agreement to the same extent as if originally a party thereto, with a Revolving Credit Commitment of $ .
2. The undersigned (a) represents and warrants that it is legally authorized to enter into this Supplement; (b) confirms that it has received a copy of the Credit Agreement, together with copies of the financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 6.1 thereof and such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Supplement; (c) agrees that it has made and will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under the Credit Agreement or any instrument or document furnished pursuant hereto or thereto; (d) appoints and authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such action as administrative agent on its behalf and to exercise such powers and discretion under the Credit Agreement or any instrument or document furnished pursuant hereto or thereto as are delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms thereof, together with such powers as are incidental thereto; and (e) agrees that it will be bound by the
provisions of the Credit Agreement and will perform in accordance with its terms all the obligations which by the terms of the Credit Agreement are required to be performed by it as a Lender including, without limitation, if it is organized under the laws of a jurisdiction outside the United States, its obligation pursuant to Section 2.17 of the Credit Agreement.
3. The undersigneds address for notices for the purposes of the Credit Agreement is as follows:
4. Terms defined in the Credit Agreement shall have their defined meanings therein when used herein.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Supplement to be executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer on the date first above written.
[INSERT NAME OF LENDER] | ||
By: |
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Title: |
[Signature Page to New Lender Supplement]
Accepted this day of
, 20 .
HUDSON PACIFIC PROPERTIES, L.P. | ||
By: | Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc., its sole | |
general partner | ||
By: |
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Name: | ||
Title: |
[Signature Page to New Lender Supplement]
Accepted this day of
, 200 .
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as Issuing Lender | ||
By: |
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Title: | ||
BARCLAYS BANK PLC, as Administrative Agent and as Swing Line Lender |
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[Signature Page to New Lender Supplement]
EXHIBIT J
FORM OF
REVOLVING CREDIT COMMITMENT INCREASE SUPPLEMENT
REVOLVING CREDIT COMMITMENT INCREASE SUPPLEMENT (this Supplement ), dated , 20 , to the Credit Agreement, dated as of June __, 2010, (as amended, supplemented or modified from time to time, the Credit Agreement ), among HUDSON PACIFIC PROPERTIES, L.P., a Maryland limited partnership (the Borrower ), HUDSON PACIFIC PROPERTIES, INC., a Maryland corporation (the REIT ), the Lenders parties thereto, BARCLAYS CAPITAL INC. and BANC OF AMERICA SECURITIES LLC, as Arrangers and BARCLAYS BANK PLC, as Administrative Agent, and others.
W I T N E S S E T H :
WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested that the Total Revolving Credit Commitments be increased by $ to $ pursuant to the Credit Agreement;
WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.22(c) of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned may increase the amount of its Revolving Credit Commitment in accordance with the terms thereof by executing and delivering to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent a supplement to the Credit Agreement in substantially the form of this Supplement; and
WHEREAS, the undersigned now desires to increase the amount of its Revolving Credit Commitment under the Credit Agreement;
NOW THEREFORE, the undersigned hereby agrees as follows:
1. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Credit Agreement, that on the date this Supplement is accepted by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent it shall have its Revolving Credit Commitment increased by $ , thereby making the amount of its Revolving Credit Commitment $ .
2. Terms defined in the Credit Agreement shall have their defined meanings therein when used herein.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Supplement to be executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer on the date first above written.
[INSERT NAME OF LENDER] | ||
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Title: |
[Signature Page to Revolving Credit Commitment Increase Supplement]
Accepted this day of
, 20 .
HUDSON PACIFIC PROPERTIES, L.P. | ||
By: | Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc., its sole | |
general partner | ||
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Title: |
[Signature Page to Revolving Credit Commitment Increase Supplement]
Accepted this day of
, 20__.
BARCLAYS BANK PLC, | ||
as Administrative Agent and as Swing Line Lender | ||
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[Signature Page to Revolving Credit Commitment Increase Supplement]
EXHIBIT K
FORM OF BORROWING BASE CERTIFICATE
This Borrowing Base Certificate is being delivered in connection with that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of [ ], 20 , among Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the REIT ), Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P., a Maryland limited partnership (the Borrower ), the several banks and other financial institutions or entities from time to time parties thereto, as lenders, Barclays Capital and Bank of America Securities LLC, as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, Bank of America, N.A., as syndication agent, and Barclays Bank PLC, as administrative agent. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings provided in the Credit Agreement.
As of the date hereof, the undersigned certifies to the Arranger, the Agents and the Lenders as follows:
1. I am the duly elected, qualified and acting [Chief Financial Officer] [director (or equivalent) or officer of the REIT with actual knowledge of the financial affairs of the REIT and its Subsidiaries] of the REIT.
2. I have reviewed and am familiar with the contents of this Certificate.
3. All of the information set forth in Schedule I attached hereto is true, correct and complete.
This certificate is being delivered by the undersigned officer only in his or her capacity as an officer of the REIT and not individually and the undersigned shall have no personal liability to the Lenders with respect hereto.
[SIGNATURES FOLLOW]
Certified as of the day of , 20 .
HUDSON PACIFIC PROPERTIES, INC. |
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Title: |
Schedule 1
BORROWING BASE REPORT
Effective Date of Calculation: [ ], 20 |
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Borrowing Base Calculation: |
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1. Calculation of the Applicable Borrowing Base Property Advance Rate: |
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(a) (i) Number of Borrowing Base Office Properties ____ |
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(ii) Item 1(a) greater than 5 |
Yes/No | ||||
(b) (i) (A) Net Operating Income of Technicolor Building 1 |
$ | ||||
(B) Net Operating Income of City Plaza |
$ | ||||
(C) Net Operating Income of Sunset Gower |
$ | ||||
(D) Net Operating Income of [ ] |
$ | ||||
Sum of Net Operating Income for all the Borrowing Base Properties |
$ | ||||
(ii) Aggregate Net Operating Income of all the Borrowing Base Properties multiplied by 0.30 |
$ | ||||
(iii) Item 1(b)(i)(A), (B) [or (D)] is less than Item 1(b)(ii) |
Yes/No | ||||
(c) No Tenant of a Borrowing Base Office Property without an Investment Grade Rating accounts for more than 15% of the total revenue for all Borrowing Base Properties |
Yes/No |
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See attached Annex A for a calculation of the Net Operating Income for each Borrowing Base Property. |
(d) No Tenant of Borrowing Base Office Properties with an Investment Grade Rating accounts for more than 20% of total revenue for all Borrowing Base Properties |
Yes/No | |||||
(e) (i) If the response is No to any of Items 1(a), 1(b), 1(c) or 1(d), then 0.55 |
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(ii) If the response is Yes to each of Items 1(a), 1(b), 1(c) or 1(d), then 0.60 |
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Applicable Borrowing Base Property Advance Rate: |
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2. With respect to the Technicolor Building: |
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(a) (x) The MAI as-is appraised value of such Borrowing Base Office Property in effect at such time |
$ | |||||
times (y) the Applicable Borrowing Base Property Advance Rate |
$ | |||||
(b) (x) Net Operating Income |
$ | |||||
divided by 1.60 |
$ | |||||
(y) (i) an interest rate of 8.0% per annum (assuming a 30-year amortization) |
% | |||||
(ii) the 10-year treasury rate on the last day of such period plus 3.0% (assuming a 30-year amortization) |
% | |||||
The greater of 2(b)(y)(i) and 2(b)(y)(ii) (the Assumed Interest Rate ) |
% | |||||
(c) Item 2(b)(x) divided by the Assumed Interest Rate |
$ | |||||
(d) Technicolor Building Borrowing Base ( the lesser of item 2(a) and Item 2(c)) |
$ | |||||
3. With respect to City Plaza: |
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(a) (x) The MAI as-is appraised value of such Borrowing Base Office Property in effect at such time |
$ | |||||
times (y) the Applicable Borrowing Base Property Advance Rate |
$ | |||||
(b) (x) Net Operating Income |
$ | |||||
(y) Contractual monthly base rent for each Tenant subject to a valid and effective Lease that does not yet occupy any space or that is otherwise in a free-rent period during such four fiscal quarter period for each month occurring during the Lease Adjustment Period for such Lease, less any applicable duplications for Tenants relocating within the applicable building. |
$ |
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The sum of Items 3(b)(x) and 3(b)(y) divided by 1.60 |
$ | |||||
(y) The Assumed Interest Rate |
% | |||||
(c) Item 3(b) divided by the Assumed Interest Rate |
$ | |||||
(d) City Plaza Borrowing Base ( the lesser of item 3(a) and Item 3(c)) |
$ | |||||
4. With respect to Sunset Gower: |
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(a) (x) The MAI as-is appraised value of such Borrowing Base Studio Property in effect at such time |
$ | |||||
times (y) 0.25 |
$ | |||||
(b) (x) Net Operating Income $_________ |
$ | |||||
divided by 4.50 |
$ | |||||
(y) The Assumed Interest Rate |
% | |||||
(c) Item 4(b)(x) divided by the Assumed Interest Rate |
$ | |||||
(d) Sunset Gower Borrowing Base ( the lesser of item 4(a) and Item 4(c)) |
$ | |||||
5. Borrowing Base Subtotal ( Item 2(d) plus 3(d) plus 4(d)) |
$ | |||||
6. The Borrowing Base shall exclude the following ( Adjustments ): |
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(a) Prior to the first anniversary of the Closing Date, the amount (if positive) equal to the aggregate Borrowing Base attributable to Borrowing Base Studio Properties minus an amount equal to 25% of the aggregate Borrowing Base. |
$ | |||||
(b) On and after the first anniversary of the Closing Date, the amount (if positive) equal to the aggregate Borrowing Base attributable to Borrowing Base Studio Properties minus an amount equal to 20% of the aggregate Borrowing Base. |
$ | |||||
(c) From and after the date that is nine months after the Closing Date, the amount equal to the Borrowing Base attributable to any Borrowing Base Office Property with single tenants exceeding 35% of the total revenue for all Borrowing Base Properties, beginning with the Borrowing Base Office Property with the lowest revenue derived from single tenants, until the aggregate total revenue for such Borrowing Base Office Properties no longer exceeds 35% of the total revenue for all of the Borrowing Base Properties. |
$ | |||||
(d) Without duplication for any Borrowing Base Office Property excluded pursuant to Item 6(c) above, from and after the date that is nine months after the Closing Date, the amount of the Borrowing Base attributable to any Borrowing Base Office Property with a single tenant comprising more than 15% of the total revenue of all of the Borrowing Base Properties (other than the Technicolor Building which may comprise up to 25% of the total revenue of all the Borrowing Base Properties if it is not during a Borrowing Base Office Property Advance Rate Increase Period) shall be excluded. |
$ | ||||
(e) If a mechanics Lien or other Lien for the performance of work or the supply of materials is filed against a Borrowing Base Property, or any stop notice is served on the owner of such Borrowing Base Property, and the Lien remains unsatisfied or unbonded for a period of ten days after the date of filing or service, an amount equal to 125% of the aggregate amount of such Lien until the Administrative Agent has received satisfactory evidence that such Lien has been released or bonded |
$ | ||||
(f) If a Borrowing Base Property suffers a Material Environmental Event, an amount equal to 125% of the Cost to Remedy such Material Environmental Event, until such Material Environmental Event is fully remedied as evidenced by an ESA. |
$ | ||||
7. BORROWING BASE (Item 5 minus the sum of Items 6(a), 6(b), 6(c), 6(d), and 6(e) and 6(f)) |
$ | ||||
ANNEX A
NET OPERATING INCOME
(for the four fiscal quarters ended , 201 )
1. Technicolor Building |
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(a) The aggregate gross revenues from the operations of such Borrowing Base Property during such period (including from any Specified Development Property that is part of the Technicolor Building) |
$ | |||||
(b) all expenses and other proper charges incurred in connection with the operation of such Borrowing Base Property during such period (including real estate taxes, but excluding any management fees, debt service charges, income taxes, depreciation, amortization and other noncash expenses) |
$ | |||||
(c) (x) 3% of the aggregate net revenues from the operations of such Borrowing Base Property during such period |
$ |
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(y) actual management fees paid during such period |
$ | |||||
Technicolor Management Fee ( greater of Item 1(c)(x) and Item 1(c)(y) ) |
$ | |||||
(d) Annual Replacement Reserve of $0.25 per square foot |
$ | |||||
Net Operating Income (Item 1(a) minus the sum of Items 1(b), 1(c) and 1(d)) |
$ | |||||
2. City Plaza |
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(a) (x) The aggregate gross revenues from the operations of such Borrowing Base Property during such period (including from any Specified Development Property that is part of City Plaza) |
$ | |||||
(b) all expenses and other proper charges incurred in connection with the operation of such Borrowing Base Property during such period (including real estate taxes, but excluding any management fees, debt service charges, income taxes, depreciation, amortization and other noncash expenses) |
$ | |||||
(c) (x) 3% of the aggregate net revenues from the operations of such Borrowing Base Property during such period |
$ |
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(y) actual management fees paid during such period |
$ | |||||
City Plaza Management Fee ( greater of Item 2(c)(x) and Item 2(c)(y) ) |
$ | |||||
(d) Annual Replacement Reserve of $0.25 per square foot |
$ | |||||
Net Operating Income (Item 2(a) minus the sum of Items 2(b), 2(c) and 2(d) ) |
$ | |||||
3. Sunset Gower |
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(a) The aggregate gross revenues from the operations of such Borrowing Base Property during such period (including from any Specified Development Property that is part of Sunset Gower) |
$ | |||||
(b) all expenses and other proper charges incurred in connection with the operation of such Borrowing Base Property during such period (including real estate taxes, but excluding any management fees, debt service charges, income taxes, depreciation, amortization and other noncash expenses) |
$ | |||||
(c) (x) 3% of the aggregate net revenues from the operations of such Borrowing Base Property during such period |
$ |
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(y) actual management fees paid during such period |
$ | |||||
Sunset Gower Management Fee ( greater of Item 3(c)(x) and Item 3(c)(y) ) |
$ | |||||
(d) Annual Replacement Reserve of $0.40 per square foot |
$ | |||||
Net Operating Income (Item 3(a) minus the sum of Items 3(b), 3(c) and 3(d) ) |
$ | |||||
Exhibit 10.3
TAX PROTECTION AGREEMENT
This Tax Protection Agreement (this Agreement) is entered into as of June 29, 2010, by and among Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P., a Maryland limited partnership (the Operating Partnership), and the Contributor Parties (as defined below) in connection with that certain Contribution Agreement entered into as of February 15, 2010 (the Contribution Agreement) by and among the Operating Partnership, Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc., a Maryland corporation and general partner of the Operating Partnership (the Company), Glenborough Fund XIV, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (Contributor), and Glenborough Acquisition, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and general partner of the Contributor (Glenborough GP). All capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in the Contribution Agreement.
Section 1 Definitions.
(a) Aggregate Protected Amount Per Protected Partner shall mean, for each Protected Partner, the amount set forth in Annex A with respect to such Protected Partner.
(b) Built In Gain shall mean, with respect to each Protected Property, an amount equal to the greater of (i) the excess of the agreed upon value of such Protected Property set forth on Annex C hereto and the tax basis of such Protected Property on the Closing Date (as estimated on the date hereof and as such Annex shall be updated not later than 30 days after the Closing Date by the Operating Partnership in reasonable consultation with the Contributor), and (ii) the amount of Built In Gain reflected on Annex E.
(c) Contributor Parties shall mean, collectively, the Contributor, Glenborough GP, and certain limited partners and preferred limited partners of the Contributor listed on the signature page to this Agreement.
(d) Guarantee Opportunity shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4(a).
(e) Indirect Owner means, in the case of a Protected Partner that is an entity that is classified as a partnership or disregarded entity for federal income tax purposes, any person owning an equity interest in such Protected Partner, and, in the case of any Indirect Owner that itself is an entity that is classified as a partnership or disregarded entity for federal income tax purposes, any person owning an equity interest in such entity.
(f) Listed Partners shall mean the persons listed on Annex B.
(g) Permitted Transfer shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(b).
(h) Protected Partners shall mean the persons listed on Annex A on the date of the execution of this Agreement and any person that holds Protected Units and acquired such Protected Units from a Protected Partner in a transaction in which such transferees adjusted basis, as determined for federal income tax purposes, is determined, in whole or in part, by reference to the adjusted basis of the Protected Partner in such Protected Units. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a person that acquires Protected Units as the result of the death of a Protected Partner shall not be considered a Protected Partner with respect to such Protected Units if such death results in a step-up in tax basis in such Protected Units.
(i) Protected Period shall mean, for each Protected Partner with respect to each Protected Property, the period identified for such Protected Partner with respect to such Protected Property in Annex A.
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(j) Protected Properties shall mean those properties set forth on Annex C; any property acquired by the Operating Partnership, or any entity in which the Operating Partnership holds a direct or indirect interest in exchange for any such Protected Property in a transaction described in Section 2(b)(1) hereof; and any other property received by the Operating Partnership or any entity in which the Operating Partnership holds a direct or indirect interest as substituted basis property as defined in Code Section 7701(a)(42) with respect to any such Protected Property.
(k) Protected Property Disposition shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(a).
(l) Protected Units shall mean (1) solely those OP Units or Series A Preferred OP Units issued on the Closing Date and held by a Protected Partner and (2) any OP Units or Series A Preferred OP Units thereafter issued by the Operating Partnership to Protected Partners in exchange for Protected Units held by Protected Partners in a transaction in which the transferees adjusted basis in the issued OP Units or Series A Preferred OP Units is determined, in whole or in part, by reference to the transferees basis in Protected Units. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Protected Unit shall cease to constitute a Protected Unit upon (1) the death of the Protected Partner holding such Protected Unit and such death results in a step-up in the tax basis such Protected Unit or (2) the sale, exchange, transfer or other disposition of such Protected Unit (other than any sale or exchange transaction in which the transferees basis is determined, in whole or in part, by reference to the adjusted basis of the transferor). In addition, upon the death of any Indirect Owner in a Protected Partner (if such death results in a step-up in the tax basis in such Protected Units), or upon an Indirect Owners sale, exchange, transfer or other disposition of some or all of such Indirect Owners equity interest in a Protected Partner (other than any sale or exchange transaction in which the transferees basis is determined, in whole or in part, by reference to the adjusted basis of the transferor Indirect Owner), the Protected Units treated as held by such Protected Partner shall be reduced such that the Protected Units held by such Protected Partner shall equal the Protected Units that would have been held by the Indirect Owners in the aggregate, following such event, had the Indirect Owners directly received Protected Units in the Formation Transactions and the Indirect Owner had either directly transferred a portion of such Protected Units or died holding such Protected Units (if such death results in a step-up in the tax basis such Protected Units and taking into account all prior transactions involving the death of an Indirect Owner in such Protected Partner or the sale, exchange, transfer or other disposition of an Indirect Owners equity interest in such Protected Partner (other than a sale or exchange transaction in which the transferees basis is determined in whole or in part by reference to the adjusted basis of the transferor Indirect Owner)).
(m) Qualifying Debt shall mean either:
(i) direct or indirect indebtedness of the Operating Partnership that is secured by property or other assets owned directly or indirectly by the Operating Partnership, provided that (x) such indebtedness is the most senior indebtedness secured by such property or other assets, and (y) the property or other assets securing such indebtedness have a fair market value, determined by an Appraisal (as defined in the OP Agreement) completed within two years with respect to the time a Guarantee Opportunity is offered, at least equal to 154% of the aggregate amount of all indebtedness secured by such property or other assets (or, with respect to any bottom-dollar guarantee, at least equal to 154% of the aggregate amount of such guarantee); or
(ii) direct indebtedness of the Operating Partnership that is not secured by any of the assets of the Operating Partnership and is a general, recourse obligation of the Operating Partnership, provided that the assets of the Operating Partnership available to satisfy such indebtedness have a fair market value (a) during any period when the Companys (or any successors) equity securities are traded on a national securities exchange or interdealer quotation system, of at least 308% of the aggregate amount of indebtedness subject to such guarantee, with the value of such assets determined based on the aggregate value of all of the Companys (or such successors) publicly traded equity securities, or (b) at all other times, of at least 154% of the aggregate amount of indebtedness subject to such guarantee, as determined by an Appraisal (as defined in the OP Agreement) completed within two years with respect to the time a Guarantee Opportunity is offered;
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provided, however , that notwithstanding clauses (i) and (ii) above, (x) the fair market value of each Property for purposes of this definition of Qualifying Debt shall not be less than its agreed upon value of such Property as of the Closing Date in lieu of its fair market value determined by an Appraisal for purposes of any guarantee executed by a Protected Partner pursuant to this Agreement within two (2) years following the Closing Date, and (y) the Existing Loans shall constitute Qualifying Debt for purposes of any guarantee executed by a Protected Partner pursuant to this Agreement within two (2) years following the Closing Date.
(n) Tax Event means (i) a change in law between the date hereof and the date the Operating Partnerships income tax returns for the applicable taxable year are filed, which change in law would prevent the Operating Partnerships tax accountants from signing such income tax returns if they reported the Guarantee Opportunity or the Formation Transactions and related distributions of OP Units in the manner required by Section 4(b) or 6(b) (applied without regard to the reference to Tax Event therein), or (ii) an audit or other challenge by the applicable taxing authority to a position taken on such income tax returns requiring the Operating Partnership to take a contrary position that is inconsistent with Section 4(b) or 6(b) (applied without regard to the reference to Tax Event therein).
Section 2 Restrictions on Dispositions of Protected Properties.
(a) Subject to Section 2(b), neither the Operating Partnership nor any entity in which the Operating Partnership holds a direct or indirect interest will consummate a sale, transfer, exchange, or other disposition of any Protected Property (a Protected Property Disposition) in a taxable transaction for applicable income tax purposes during the Protected Period with respect to such property or otherwise in engage in a merger or other transaction that is treated as a taxable disposition of such property for applicable income tax purposes during the Protected Period.
(b) Section 2(a) shall not apply to (1) any transaction with respect to a Protected Property, such as a transaction that qualifies as a tax-free like-kind exchange under Code Section 1031 or a tax-free contribution under Code Section 721, which would not result in the allocation of income or gain to any Protected Partner or its Indirect Owners with respect to Protected Units, or (2) the condemnation or other taking of any Protected Property by a Governmental Entity in an eminent domain proceeding or otherwise (each, a Permitted Transfer). In the case of a Permitted Transfer described in clause (2) of this Section 2(b), the Operating Partnership shall use commercially reasonable efforts to structure such disposition as either a tax-free like-kind exchange under Code Section 1031 or a tax-free reinvestment of proceeds under Code Section 1033, provided that in no event shall the Operating Partnership be obligated to acquire or invest in any property that it otherwise would not have acquired or invested in.
Section 3 Indemnification for Breaches of Section 2.
(a) In the event that the Operating Partnership breaches its obligation set forth in Section 2(a) to any Protected Partner or an Indirect Owner thereof, each such Protected Partner shall receive from the Operating Partnership as damages an amount equal to the aggregate federal, state and local income taxes incurred by such Protected Partner (or Indirect Owner thereof) as a result of the gain allocated to such Protected Partner (or Indirect Owner thereof) with respect to Protected Units by reason of such Protected Property Disposition plus an additional amount so that, after the payment by such Protected Partner (or Indirect Owner thereof) of all taxes on amounts received pursuant to this Section 3(a), such Protected Partner (or Indirect Owner thereof) retains an amount equal to its total tax liability incurred as a result of the Protected Property Disposition. The Operating Partnership shall calculate any required indemnity payment owed to a Protected Partner or Indirect Owner pursuant to this Section 3(a) and make any required payment within ninety (90) days after such breach has occurred. For purposes of the preceding sentence, (1) all income arising from a transaction or event that is treated as ordinary income under the applicable provisions of the Code and all payments under this Section 3(a) shall be treated as subject to federal, state and local income tax at an effective tax rate imposed on
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ordinary income of individuals residing in the city and state of residence of such Protected Partner, determined using the maximum federal rate of tax on ordinary income and the maximum state and local rates of tax on ordinary income then in effect in such city and state, (2) all income arising from a transaction or event that is treated as unrecaptured section 1250 gain within the meaning of Code Section 1(h)(6) with respect to such Protected Partner shall be subject to federal, state and local income tax at the effective tax rate imposed on the unrecaptured section 1250 gain of individuals residing in the city and state of residence of such Protected Partner, (3) all other income arising from the transaction or event shall be subject to federal, state, and local income tax at the effective tax rate imposed on long-term capital gains of individuals residing in the city and state of residence of such Protected Partner, determined using the maximum federal, state and local rates on long-term capital gains then in effect, (4) any amounts giving rise to a payment pursuant to this Section 3(a) will be determined assuming that the transaction or event giving rise to the Operating Partnerships obligation to make a payment was the only transaction or event reported on the Protected Partners tax return (i.e., without giving effect to any loss carry forwards or other deductions attributable to such Protected Partner); provided, however, that tax effect will be given to any suspended losses of a Protected Partner (or Indirect Owner thereof) with respect to its direct or indirect investment in the Operating Partnership, (5) any amounts payable with respect to state and local income taxes shall be assumed to be 50% deductible (without limitation or phaseout) for federal income tax purposes, and (6) any amounts payable with respect to local income taxes shall be assumed to be 50% deductible (without limitation or phaseout) for state income tax purposes. In the case of a Protected Partner which is a partnership or disregarded entity for federal income tax purposes, the preceding sentence shall be applied treating each Indirect Owner of such partnership as if it were directly a Protected Partner, and in the case of a corporate Protected Partner, the preceding sentence shall be applied using the highest marginal rate of tax applicable to corporations for federal income tax purposes and state corporate income or franchise tax purposes. For purposes of computing the damages payable in the aggregate to the Protected Partners under this Section 3(a) with respect to a Protected Property Disposition, in no event shall the gain taken into account with respect to the Protected Property exceed the amount of Built In Gain with respect to such Protected Property (after subtracting from such scheduled amount any gain attributable to such scheduled amount which was previously recognized by (1) a Protected Partner upon a transfer of some or all of its Protected Units or (2) an Indirect Owner upon a transfer of some or all of such Indirect Owners equity interest in such Protected Partner). Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall the amount of gain with respect to any Protected Partner exceed the amount of Built In Gain allocated to that Protected Partner. If requested by the Operating Partnership, each Protected Partner shall promptly provide the Operating Partnership with any information (including information regarding Indirect Owners) reasonably requested by the Operating Partnership to enable the Operating Partnership to make such calculations or the calculations pursuant to Section 5.
(b) Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, the sole and exclusive rights and remedies of any Protected Partner (or Indirect Owner thereof) for a breach or violation of the covenants set forth in Section 2(a) shall be a claim for damages against the Operating Partnership, computed as set forth in Section 3(a), and no Protected Partner (or Indirect Owner thereof) shall be entitled to pursue a claim for specific performance of the covenant set forth in Section 2(a) or bring a claim against any person that acquires a Protected Property from the Operating Partnership in violation of Section 2(a).
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Section 4 Obligation of Operating Partnership to Provide Debt Protection.
(a) Subject to the provisions of this Section 4, the Operating Partnership, during the Protection Period, shall make available to each Protected Partner the opportunity (a Guarantee Opportunity) to have such Protected Partner or its Indirect Owners guarantee, on a bottom-dollar basis or otherwise, Qualifying Debt substantially in the form of the Debt Guarantee Agreement attached as Annex D-1 or Annex D-2, as applicable. Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Protected Partner that has an existing guarantee with respect to indebtedness of a Partnership agrees that such form of guarantee may be used in lieu of the Debt Guarantee Agreements set forth on Annex D-1 or Annex D-2, and that such form of guarantee shall constitute a Debt Guarantee Agreement for purposes of this Agreement. If a lender with respect to Qualifying Debt to be guaranteed by a Protected Partner requests that changes be made to a Debt Guarantee Agreement, the Protected Partner agrees to such requested changes, provided that such changes do not result in material additional economic risk to such Protected Partner. Any such Guarantee Opportunity will be made available to each Protected Partner in an amount equal to the greater of (i) the amount that such Protected Partner is currently able to guarantee under its existing agreement with the Contributor, which amount for each Protected Partner is listed on Annex A attached hereto as the Current Guarantee Amount Per Protected Partner; and (ii) the amount necessary to defer taxation, which amount for each Protected Partner is listed in Annex A attached hereto as the Aggregate Protected Amount Per Protected Partner. Notwithstanding the previous sentence, unless otherwise agreed by the Operating Partnership, (x) on the Closing Date, the Operating Partnership shall not be required to make more than $55,124,611 of Qualifying Debt available to limited partners or preferred limited partners of the Contributor who receive OP Units on the Closing Date; and (y) to the extent the Contributor or any limited partner or preferred limited partner of the Contributor who did not guarantee any Qualifying Debt on the Closing Date wishes to guarantee such debt subsequent to the Closing Date, the Operating Partnership shall make Qualifying Debt available to such person to guarantee, provided, however, that the total Qualifying Debt made available by the Operating Partnership to all such persons to guarantee shall not exceed the lesser of (a) the difference between $70,000,000 and the amount guaranteed at the Closing, and (b) with respect to any single limited partner the greater of the amount that such partner is currently able to guarantee under its existing agreement with the Contributor or the amount necessary to defer taxation on their receipt of interests in the Operating Partnership, and each of such additional guarantors shall become Protected Partners under this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Operating Partnership shall not be required to incur additional indebtedness in order to make a Guarantee Opportunity described in clause (y) above available to any such person, and any such failure shall not constitute a breach of this Agreement (for example, to the extent the Operating Partnership does not have sufficient Qualifying Debt for which the lender will permit a Debt Guarantee Agreement). Each Protected Partner and its Indirect Owners may allocate such Guarantee Opportunity in any manner they choose. In the event that, during the Protection Period, the Operating Partnership refinances or otherwise no longer continues to maintain any Qualifying Debt with respect to which one or more Protected Partners (or their Indirect Owners) have executed a Debt Guarantee Agreement, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Operating Partnership shall make available to each such Protected Partner or Indirect Owner a new Guarantee Opportunity to guarantee an amount of the new Qualifying Debt equal to the amount of the refinanced or repaid Qualifying Debt that was guaranteed by such Protected Partner or Indirect Owner immediately prior to the date of the refinancing or repayment pursuant to a Debt Guarantee Agreement. The Operating Partnership shall provide notice of the proposed refinancing or repayment and related Guarantee Opportunity to each affected Protected Partner at least 15 (fifteen) business days in advance of the closing of such refinancing or repayment.
(b) Neither the Operating Partnership nor the Company makes any representation or warranty to any Protected Partner or Indirect Owner that providing a guarantee entered into pursuant to Section 4(a) will be respected for federal income tax purposes as providing such Protected Partner or Indirect Owner with an allocation of any such liability for purposes of Code Section 752 or as causing such Protected Partner or Indirect Owner to be at risk with respect to such liability for purposes of Code Section 465, including as a result of the Lenders acceptance or non-acceptance of such guarantee; provided, however, that absent a Tax Event, the Operating Partnership shall report debt so guaranteed as allocable for such purposes.
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Section 5 Indemnification for Breaches of Section 4.
(a) In the event that the Operating Partnership breaches its obligations to a Protected Partner (or an Indirect Owner thereof) set forth in Section 4, each such Protected Partner shall receive from the Operating Partnership as damages an amount equal to the aggregate federal, state and local income taxes incurred by such Protected Partner (or Indirect Owner thereof) as a result of the gain recognized by such Protected Partner (or Indirect Owner thereof) by reason of such breach plus an additional amount so that, after the payment by such Protected Partner (or Indirect Owner thereof) of all taxes on amounts received pursuant to this Section 5(a), such Protected Partner (or Indirect Owner thereof) retains an amount equal to its total tax liability incurred as a result of such breach. The principles, tax rates and limitation on the amount of gain to be taken into account, which are set forth in Section 3(a), shall also apply for purposes of determining the timing and amount of payment to be made to a Protected Partner pursuant to this Section 5(a). The Operating Partnership shall be considered to have satisfied its obligations under Section 4, and therefore shall have no liability under this Section 5(a) for breach of such Section 4, if it offers a Protected Partner a Guarantee Opportunity in accordance with Section 4(a), and such Protected Partner fails to accept such Guarantee Opportunity. In no event shall the Operating Partnerships liability under this Section 5(a) with respect to any Protected Partner for a breach of Section 4 exceed such Protected Partners tax on gain recognized with respect to such Protected Partners Aggregate Protected Amount Per Protected Partner plus any additional amounts payable so that such Protected Partner retains an amount equal to the tax on any gain recognized with respect to such Aggregate Protected Amount Per Protected Partner.
(b) Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, the sole and exclusive rights and remedies of any Protected Partner (or Indirect Owner thereof) for a breach or violation of the covenants set forth in Section 4 shall be a claim for damages against the Operating Partnership, computed as set forth in Section 5(a), and no Protected Partner (or Indirect Owner thereof) shall be entitled to pursue a claim for specific performance of the covenants set forth in Section 4.
Section 6 Elections.
(a) The Operating Partnership shall use, to the extent permitted under the Code, and shall cause any other entity in which the Operating Partnership has a direct or indirect interest to use, the traditional method under Regulations Section 1.704-3(b) for purposes of making allocations under Code Section 704(c) with respect to each Protected Property to take into account the book-tax disparities as of the Closing Date and with respect to any revaluation of such Protected Property pursuant to Regulations Sections 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(f), 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(g), and 1.704-3(a)(6) with no curative allocations, remedial allocations, or adjustments to other items to offset the effect of the ceiling rule.
(b) Unless there is a Tax Event, the Operating Partnership shall not file an election under Code Section 754 with respect to its 2010 taxable year or otherwise treat the distribution of OP Units and/or Series A Preferred OP Units by the Contributor to certain of its limited partners immediately following the Formation Transactions as resulting in a basis adjustment in the Operating Partnerships assets under Code Section 743.
(c) The Operating Partnership shall promptly notify the Protected Partners upon the occurrence of any Tax Event or receipt by the Operating Partnership or any of its affiliates of notice of any pending or threatened tax audits or assessments relating to any of the matters described in Section 4(b) or Section 6(b) hereof. If a Tax Event arises under subsection (i) of that definition, the Operating Partnership, at least thirty (30) days prior to the date on which the tax return for the Operating Partnerships 2010 taxable year is filed (or if
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such Tax Event arose less than thirty (30) days prior to such tax return filing date, then promptly after such Tax Event arose), will provide the Protected Partners, including the Contributor, with a written explanation of the change in law which caused the Tax Event. In the event that the Protected Partners disagree with the explanation of the change in law which resulted in the Tax Event, they shall be permitted to consult with the Operating Partnerships tax accountants, and the Operating Partnerships tax accountants will work with such Protected Partners in good faith to resolve such disagreement. If a Tax Event arises under subsection (ii) of that definition or if there is any pending tax audit or assessment relating to any of the matters described in Section 4(b) or Section 6(b) hereof, the Protected Partners, through their designated representative, and the Operating Partnership, each at their own expense, shall have the right to participate in any such audit or proceeding to the extent that such audit or proceeding relates to any of the matters described in Section 4(b) or Section 6(b) hereof. However, the designated representative of the Protected Partners shall have the right to control the conduct of such audit or proceeding. Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither the Operating Partnership nor the designated representative of the Protected Partners may settle or otherwise resolve any such claim, suit or proceeding which could have an adverse tax effect on the Protected Partners or the Operating Partnership, as applicable, or their affiliates without the consent of the other party, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld.
Section 7 Redemption of Series A Preferred OP Units.
Notwithstanding Section 16.5.B of the OP Agreement, the Operating Partnership shall not redeem any portion of the Series A Preferred OP Units held by any Protected Partner during the applicable Protected Period. Upon the expiration of the applicable Protected Period, the Operating Partnership shall have the right, in its sole discretion, to redeem any Series A Preferred OP Units pursuant to, and subject to the provisions of, Section 16.5.B of the OP Agreement.
Section 8 Certain Waivers With Respect to OP Agreement.
The Company agrees that:
(a) Notwithstanding Section 3.4C of the OP Agreement, the Contributor may distribute the Partnership Units it receives pursuant to the Contribution Agreement to limited partners or preferred limited partners of the Contributor at or following Closing, provided that after any such distribution, such Partnership Units are held by no more than twenty-six (26) partners, including as partners any Flow-Through Partners (as defined in the OP Agreement).
(b) Notwithstanding Section 11.3A(i) of the OP Agreement, the Company shall not have a right of first refusal with respect to transfers of Partnership Units received by the Contributor pursuant to the Contribution Agreement to limited partners or preferred limited partners of the Contributor at or following Closing as described in Section 8(a).
(c) Notwithstanding Section 11.3(v) of the OP Agreement, the Contributor may transfer the Partnership Units it receives pursuant to the Contribution Agreement to limited partners or preferred limited partners of the Contributor at or following Closing as described in Section 8(a), even if fewer than 500 Partnership Units are transferred in connection with one or more of such transfers.
Section 9 Miscellaneous
(a) Further Assurances. The Contributor, Glenborough GP and the Operating Partnership shall take such other actions and execute such additional documents following the Closing as the other may reasonably request in order to effect the transactions contemplated hereby.
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(b) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
(c) Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by the internal laws of the State of California, without regard to the choice of laws provisions thereof.
(d) Amendment; Waiver. Any amendment hereto shall be in writing and signed by the party against whom enforcement is sought. No waiver of any provisions of this Agreement shall be valid unless in writing and signed by the party against whom enforcement is sought.
(e) Entire Agreement. This Agreement, the exhibits and schedules hereto and the agreements referred to in Section 2.3 of the Contribution Agreement constitute the entire agreement and supersede conflicting provisions set forth in all other prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, among the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof, as the case may be.
(f) Assignability. This Agreement shall be binding upon, and shall be enforceable by and inure to the benefit of, the parties hereto and their respective heirs, legal representatives, successors and assigns; provided , however , that this Agreement may not be assigned (except by operation of law) by any party without the prior written consent of the other parties, and any attempted assignment without such consent shall be void and of no effect.
(g) Titles. The titles and captions of the Articles, Sections and paragraphs of this Agreement are included for convenience of reference only and shall have no effect on the construction or meaning of this Agreement.
(h) Third Party Beneficiary. Except as may be expressly provided or incorporated by reference herein, including, without limitation, the indemnification provisions hereof, no provision of this Agreement is intended, nor shall it be interpreted, to provide or create any third party beneficiary rights or any other rights of any kind in any customer, affiliate, stockholder, partner, member, director, officer or employee of any party hereto or any other person or entity.
(i) Severability. If any provision of this Agreement, or the application thereof, is for any reason held to any extent to be invalid or unenforceable, the remainder of this Agreement and application of such provision to other persons or circumstances will be interpreted so as reasonably to effect the intent of the parties hereto. The parties further agree to replace such void or unenforceable provision of this Agreement with a valid and enforceable provision that will achieve, to the extent possible, the economic, business and other purposes of the void or unenforceable provision and to execute any amendment, consent or agreement deemed necessary or desirable by the Operating Partnership to effect such replacement.
(j) Reliance. Each party to this Agreement acknowledges and agrees that it is not relying on tax advice or other advice from the other party to this Agreement, and that it has or will consult with its own advisors. Except to the extent attributable to a breach by the Operating Partnership of any tax-related representations, warranties or covenants set forth in this Agreement or any Exhibit to this Agreement (including the Tax Protection Agreements), the Operating Partnership shall not be liable for any damages resulting from a successful challenge of the treatment or characterization by any taxing authority of the transactions contemplated herein.
(k) Notice. Any notice to be given hereunder by any party to the other shall be given in writing by either (i) personal delivery, (ii) registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, or (iii) facsimile transmission (provided such facsimile is followed by an original of such notice by mail or personal delivery as provided herein), and any such notice shall be deemed communicated as of the date of
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delivery (including delivery by overnight courier, certified mail or facsimile). Mailed notices shall be addressed as set forth below, but any party may change the address set forth below by written notice to other parties in accordance with this paragraph.
To the Company and/or the Operating Partnership :
11601 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1600
Los Angeles, California 90025
Phone: (310) 445-5702
Facsimile: (310) 445-5710
Attn: Mark Lammas
With a copy to:
Latham & Watkins, LLP
355 South Grand Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90071-1560
Phone: (213) 891-8640
Facsimile: (213) 891-8763
Attn: Brad Helms
To the Contributor :
Glenborough Fund XIV, L.P.
400 South El Camino Real, 11th Floor
San Mateo, California 94402-1708
Phone: 650-343-9300
Facsimile: 650-343-7438
Attention: General Counsel
With a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Morgan Stanley
555 California Street, Suite 2200
San Francisco, California 94104
Phone: 415-576-2027
Facsimile: 415-591-5654
Attention: Amy Gunther Price
And a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Goodwin Procter LLP
53 State Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02109-2802
Phone: 617-570-1000
Facsimile: 617-523-1231
Attention: Mark Opper, Esq.
To the Protected Partners :
At the address set forth below such Protected Partners signature hereto
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(l) Equitable Remedies. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary set forth herein, no Contributor Party nor any Protected Partner (or Indirect Owner thereof) shall be entitled to pursue a claim for specific performance with respect to any term or provision of this Agreement.
(m) Dispute Resolution. The parties hereby agree that, in order to obtain prompt and expeditious resolution of any disputes under this Agreement, each claim, dispute or controversy of whatever nature, arising out of, in connection with, or in relation to the interpretation, performance or breach of this Agreement (or any other agreement contemplated by or related to this Agreement or any other agreement between the parties), including without limitation any claim based on contract, tort or statute, or the arbitrability of any claim hereunder (an Arbitrable Claim), shall, subject to Section 9(l) above, be settled by final and binding arbitration conducted in Los Angeles, California. The arbitrability of any Arbitrable Claims under this Agreement shall be resolved in accordance with a two-step dispute resolution process administered by Judicial Arbitration & Mediation Services, Inc. (JAMS) involving, first, mediation before a retired judge from the JAMS panel, followed, if necessary, by final and binding arbitration before the same, or if requested by either party, another JAMS panelist. Such dispute resolution process shall be confidential and shall be conducted in accordance with California Evidence Code Section 1119.
(i) Mediation. In the event any Arbitrable Claim is not resolved by an informal negotiation between the parties within fifteen (15) days after either party receives written notice that a Arbitrable Claim exists, the matter shall be referred to the Los Angeles, California office of JAMS, or any other office agreed to by the parties, for an informal, non-binding mediation consisting of one or more conferences between the parties in which a retired judge will seek to guide the parties to a resolution of the Arbitrable Claims. The parties shall select a mutually acceptable neutral arbitrator from among the JAMS panel of mediators. In the event the parties cannot agree on a mediator, the Administrator of JAMS will appoint a mediator. The mediation process shall continue until the earliest to occur of the following: (i) the Arbitrable Claims are resolved, (ii) the mediator makes a finding that there is no possibility of resolution through mediation, or (iii) thirty (30) days have elapsed since the Arbitrable Claim was first scheduled for mediation.
(ii) Arbitration. Should any Arbitrable Claims remain after the completion of the mediation process described above, the parties agree to submit all remaining Arbitrable Claims to final and binding arbitration administered by JAMS in accordance with the then existing JAMS Arbitration Rules. Neither party nor the arbitrator shall disclose the existence, content, or results of any arbitration hereunder without the prior written consent of all parties. Except as provided herein, the California Arbitration Act shall govern the interpretation, enforcement and all proceedings pursuant to this subparagraph. The arbitrator is without jurisdiction to apply any substantive law other than the laws selected or otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement. The arbitrator shall render an award and a written, reasoned opinion in support thereof. Judgment upon the award may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof.
(iii) Survivability. This dispute resolution process shall survive the termination of this Agreement. The parties expressly acknowledge that by signing this Agreement, they are giving up their respective right to a jury trial.
(n) Enforcement Costs. Should either party institute any action or proceeding under Section 9(m) above (or, with respect to the Operating Partnership, Sections 9(l) or 9(m) above), the prevailing party shall be entitled to receive all reasonable costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys fees) incurred by such prevailing party in connection with such action or proceeding. A party entitled to recover costs and expenses under this Section shall also be entitled to recover all costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys fees) incurred in the enforcement of any judgment or settlement obtained in such action or proceeding and provision (and in any such judgment provision shall be made for the recovery of such post-judgment costs and expenses).
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(o) Conflict. The parties understand and agree that the obligations of the Operating Partnership under this Agreement shall be in addition to its obligations under the OP Agreement, and to the extent of any inconsistency between this Agreement and the OP Agreement, the terms of this Agreement shall control; provided , that under no circumstances shall the terms or application of this Section 9(o) be deemed to be or result in an amendment to the OP Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.
OPERATING PARTNERSHIP | ||||
Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P., a Maryland limited partnership |
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By: Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc. a Maryland corporation |
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Its: General Partner | ||||
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/s/ Mark Lammas |
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Name: Mark Lammas | ||||
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Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc. | ||||
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Name: Mark Lammas | ||||
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Glenborough Fund XIV, L.P. | ||||
By: | Glenborough Acquisition, LLC, | |||
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/s/ Scott Berg |
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Name: Scott Berg | ||||
Title: Authorized Signatory | ||||
GLENBOROUGH GP | ||||
Glenborough Acquisition, LLC | ||||
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/s/ Scott Berg |
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Name: Scott Berg | ||||
Title: Authorized Signatory |
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ANNEX A
PROTECTED PARTNERS
Protected Partner |
Current Guarantee Amount
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Aggregate Protected Amount
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Limited Partner 1 |
$ | 0 | $ | 0 | ||
Limited Partner 2 |
$ | 136,906 | $ | 136,906 | ||
Limited Partner 3 |
$ | 36,500 | $ | 36,500 | ||
Limited Partner 4 |
$ | 15,000,000 | $ | 15,000,000 | ||
Limited Partner 5 |
$ | 1,200,000 | $ | 1,200,000 | ||
Limited Partner 6 |
$ | 5,800,000 | $ | 5,800,000 | ||
Limited Partner 7 |
$ | 553,569 | $ | 553,569 | ||
Limited Partner 8 |
$ | 7,288,897 | $ | 7,288,897 | ||
Limited Partner 9 |
$ | 101,364 | $ | 101,364 | ||
Limited Partner 10 |
$ | 2,517,096 | $ | 2,517,096 | ||
Limited Partner 11 |
$ | 20,000,000 | $ | 20,000,000 | ||
Limited Partner 12 |
$ | 0 | $ | 0 | ||
Limited Partner 13 |
$ | 1,290,279 | $ | 1,290,279 | ||
TOTALS: |
$ | 53,924,611 | $ | 53,924,611 |
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ANNEX B
LISTED PARTNERS
NONE
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ANNEX C
PROTECTED PROPERTIES
Property |
Tax Basis | Agreed Fair Market Value* | ||||
16830 Ventura Boulevard Encino, CA (First Financial) |
$ | 67,526,153 | $ | 65,819,663 | ||
9755-75 Clairmont San Diego, CA (Tierrasanta) |
$ | 15,934,141 | $ | 15,000,000 |
* | To be adjusted at closing as necessary to reflect any adjustments for transfer taxes. |
Protected Partner |
Protected Period for each Protected Property |
|
Limited Partner 1 |
June 29, 2017 | |
Limited Partner 2 |
February 21, 2019 | |
Limited Partner 3 |
February 21, 2019 | |
Limited Partner 4 |
September 30, 2017 | |
Limited Partner 5 |
June 29, 2017 | |
Limited Partner 6 |
June 29, 2017 | |
Limited Partner 7 |
June 29, 2017 | |
Limited Partner 8 |
June 29, 2017 | |
Limited Partner 9 |
June 29, 2017 | |
Limited Partner 10 |
June 29, 2017 | |
Limited Partner 11 |
December 31, 2027, or June 29, 2017, if, as of such date, the Code has been amended to no longer permit like-kind exchanges. | |
Limited Partner 12 |
June 29, 2017 | |
Limited Partner 13 |
June 29, 2017 |
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Exhibit 10.4
AMENDED AND RESTATED
FIRST MODIFICATION AGREEMENT
This AMENDED AND RESTATED FIRST MODIFICATION AGREEMENT (this First Modification Agreement ) is dated as of June 29,2010, to become effective as of the Modification Closing Date (as defined below), by and between SUNSET BRONSON ENTERTAINMENT PROPERTIES, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ( Borrower ) and WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., successor-in-interest to Wachovia Bank, N.A., a national banking association, as administrative agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, Agent ), and WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., successor-in-interest to Wachovia Bank, N.A., a national banking association, as a Lender (in such capacity, WFB ), under the Loan Agreement referred to below, and with reference to the following facts:
RECITALS
A. Borrower, Agent and WFB (as the sole existing Lender) are the current parties to that certain Loan Agreement dated as of May 12, 2008 (the Loan Agreement ). Capitalized terms used and not defined in this First Modification Agreement shall have the same meanings that are given to such terms in the Loan Agreement.
B. Pursuant to the terms of the Loan Agreement, Lenders agreed to make Loans to Borrower up to a maximum Aggregate Commitment of $39,000,000, for the purposes described in the Loan Agreement. The Maximum Commitment is currently evidenced by, among other things, a single Note in favor of WFB in the stated principal amount of $39,000,000.
C. The Note and Borrowers other Obligations under the Loan Documents are secured by that certain Deed of Trust, Assignment, Security Agreement and Fixture Filing recorded on May 13, 2008, as Instrument No. 2008-0846322 in the Official Records of Los Angeles County, California (the Original Deed of Trust ).
D. Hudson Sunset Gower, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ( Original Guarantor ) previously executed in favor of Agent and Lenders (i) that certain Guaranty dated as of May 12, 2008, (the Guaranty ), and (ii) that certain Environmental Indemnity Agreement dated as of May 12, 2008 (the Environmental Indemnity ).
E. Borrower, Agent and Lenders desire to modify the Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents upon the terms and conditions set forth in this First Modification Agreement, effective as of the Modification Closing Date. This First Modification Agreement amends and restates and supersedes in its entirety that certain First Modification Agreement dated and entered into and effective as of the Modification Closing Date (as defined therein), entered into by and between the parties hereto on or about June 10, 2010.
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F. As used herein, the term Loan Documents shall mean the Loan Agreement and all other Loan Documents existing as of the date hereof, together with this First Modification Agreement and all documents executed pursuant to this First Modification Agreement.
AGREEMENT
NOW, THEREFORE, with reference to the foregoing Recitals and in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements contained in this First Modification Agreement, and for other valuable consideration, receipt of which is acknowledged, the parties hereby agree as follows:
1. Representations . The above statement of facts set forth in the Recitals is true and correct. Borrower represents and warrants to Agent and Lenders that: (a) all representations and warranties contained in the Loan Documents are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Modification Closing Date (except to the extent that such representations and warranties relate specifically to an earlier date), provided that (i) all references therein to Indemnitor shall mean and refer to the Operating Partnership (as defined below), which is a limited partnership, duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the State of Maryland and is duly qualified to transact business under the laws of the State of California, and whose chief executive office and principal place of business is 11601 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1600, Los Angeles, California 90025-0317 (and all representations and warranties made with respect to Indemnitor shall be deemed to made in a manner consistent with the foregoing), (ii) all representations and warranties made with respect to any Loan Document shall be made with reference to such Loan Document as modified by this First Modification Agreement and all other Loan Documents executed pursuant hereto, and (iii) all representations and warranties shall be made taking into account the terms and provisions of this First Modification Agreement and all other Loan Documents executed pursuant hereto; (b) as of the Modification Closing Date (as defined below), no default, Event of Default, breach, or failure of condition shall exist, or would exist with the giving of notice or lapse of time or both, under any of the Loan Documents (as modified hereby); and (c) Borrower, TRS Lessee (as defined below) and Operating Partnership, and their respective members and/or partners, have obtained all required authorizations and approvals to enter into and perform their respective obligations under this First Modification Agreement and all other Loan Documents executed pursuant hereto.
2. Modifications . The Loan Documents are modified in the following respects only (to be effective as of the Modification Closing Date):
2.1 Reduction in Aggregate Commitment; No Further Right to Borrow . Notwithstanding anything in the Loan Agreement or the other Loan Documents to the contrary, from and after the Modification Closing Date:
(a) the Aggregate Commitment is reduced to equal the outstanding aggregate principal balance of the Loans in the amount of $37,000,000, and any unused portion of the Aggregate Commitment is hereby cancelled;
(b) Borrower shall have no right to request, and Agent and Lenders shall have no obligation to fund, any further Loans;
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(c) The Aggregate Commitment shall hereafter automatically reduce (without the necessity of any further amendments or confirmations) by the amount of each principal payment hereafter made on the Loans from any source; and
(d) The maximum Commitment of each Lender shall automatically reduce (without the necessity of any further amendments or confirmations) to equal its Ratable Share of the Aggregate Commitment as reduced from time to time as described in clause (c) above.
2.2 Interest Rate Changes . Borrower acknowledges that, under the existing definition of LIBOR Rate contained in Section 1.1 of the Loan Agreement, from and after June 1, 2010, the LIBOR Rate can never be less than 5.90% per annum (the Floor Rate ). Notwithstanding the foregoing, so long as (and only so long as) a Swap Contract (approved by Agent in its sole discretion) that provides only for an interest rate swap (but not an interest rate cap) is in place with respect to all or any portion of the Loans, the portion of the Loans that is subject to such Swap Contract (i.e., the amount of the Loans equal to the notional amount of the Swap Contract) shall not be subject to the Floor Rate (i.e., the effective LIBOR Rate may be less than the Floor Rate with respect to the portion of the Loans that is subject to such Swap Contract). For purposes of clarification, the immediately preceding sentence shall not apply with respect to any Swap Contract that provides for an interest rate cap. Immediately upon the expiration or cancellation of such Swap Contract, however, the portion of the Loans that is no longer subject to such Swap Contract shall again be subject to the Floor Rate. For purposes of clarification, at any particular time, the entire outstanding principal amount of the Loans that is not subject to a Swap Contract approved by Agent as aforesaid shall be subject to the Floor Rate. Borrowers rights to receive payments on Swap Contracts will be encumbered by the Amended and Restated Deed of Trust, pursuant to the terms thereof. Further, Agent shall have the right, following the occurrence of any Event of Default, to apply any and all payments made by Borrower or otherwise received by Agent and/or Lenders with respect to the Loans and any Swap Contracts, including without limitation all proceeds received from the sale or liquidation of any collateral, to the obligations owing by Borrower under the Loan Documents and Swap Contracts in such order and manner as is deemed appropriate by Agent in its sole discretion, and Borrower acknowledges and agrees that it shall have no right to direct Agent as to such application or to designate the portion of the obligation to be satisfied (and Borrower waives any rights it may have under applicable law or otherwise to do so).
2.3 Options to Extend .
(a) Existing Maturity Date . For clarification purposes, the original Maturity Date (as defined in Section 1.1 of the Loan Agreement) is May 30, 2010, subject to three 12-month extension options provided in Section 2.4 of the Loan Agreement.
(b) Exercise of First Extension Option . As of the Modification Closing Date, Borrower exercises (and Agent and Lenders accept), subject to the occurrence of the Modification Closing Date, Borrowers exercise of the first extension option set forth in Section 2.4 of the Loan Agreement, except that the length of the first extension option is hereby reduced from 12 months to 11 months. Therefore, effective as
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of the Modification Closing Date, the first Extended Maturity Date (and the then effective Maturity Date) shall be April 30, 2011. In connection with Borrowers exercise of the first extension option only (i.e., not with respect to Borrowers second and third extension options), Agent and Lenders hereby waive Borrowers compliance with the conditions set forth in Sections 2.4(f) and (g) of the Loan Agreement.
(c) Remaining Extension Options . Borrowers remaining two extension options set forth in Section 2.4 of the Loan Agreement remain in full force and effect, without any changes except solely that the length of Borrowers second extension option shall be increased from 12 months to 13 months. For purposes of clarification, (i) Borrowers second extension period (if exercised and assuming that all conditions to extension set forth in Section 2.4 of the Loan Agreement are satisfied) would be from April 30, 2011 to May 30, 2012, and (ii) Borrowers third extension period (if exercised and assuming that all conditions to extension set forth in Section 2.4 of the Loan Agreement are satisfied) would be from May 30, 2012 to May 30, 2013.
2.4 Ownership Transfers in Borrower .
(a) Approved Ownership Changes in Borrower as of the Modification Closing Date . Agent and Lenders hereby approve the following ownership changes in Borrower. As of the Modification Closing Date, 100% of the membership interest in Borrower shall be transferred to an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P., a newly formed Maryland limited partnership (the Operating Partnership ). The general partner of the Operating Partnership shall be Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc., a newly formed Maryland corporation, which is a real estate investment trust (the REIT ).
(b) Permitted Ownership Changes in Borrower after the Modification Closing Date . As used herein, Transfer shall have the meaning given to such term in Article I of the Amended and Restated Deed of Trust (as defined below). Borrower will not Transfer, or contract to Transfer, or permit any Transfer of, any direct or indirect ownership interests in Borrower, TRS Lessee (as defined below), the REIT or the Operating Partnership, except as permitted below. Notwithstanding the restriction on Transfer set forth in the immediately preceding sentence (and notwithstanding the restriction on Transfer set forth in Section 5.2 of the Amended and Restated Deed of Trust), the following Transfers of direct or indirect ownership interests shall be permitted without Agents or Lenders consent: (i) transfers of direct or indirect interests in Borrower to the Operating Partnership or an Affiliate of the Operating Partnership, provided that the Operating Partnership shall continue to Control (as defined below) Borrower, and that the REIT shall continue to Control Borrower, the Operating Partnership and the TRS Lessee; (ii) issuances and transfers (including pledges) of securities, options, warrants or other interests in the REIT, whether directly or indirectly; (iii) issuances and transfers (including pledges) of partnership interests and other interests in the Operating Partnership, whether directly or indirectly, provided that the REIT shall continue to Control Borrower, the Operating Partnership and the TRS Lessee; and (iv) a merger, consolidation or exchange of securities to which the REIT or the Operating Partnership is a party, as applicable, provided that the surviving entity shall be the REIT
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or the Operating Partnership, as applicable, and that the REIT shall continue to Control Borrower, the Operating Partnership and the TRS Lessee. For purposes of this Section 2.4(b), Control shall mean the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of an entity, whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise, and Affiliate means any entity that, directly or indirectly (including through one or more intermediaries), Controls, is Controlled by or is under common Control with the Operating Partnership. Borrower shall promptly notify Agent of the occurrence of any Transfers described above (other than transfers of publicly traded stock in the REIT), and shall provide Agent with any information and/or documentation reasonably requested by Agent in connection with any such Transfer.
(c) Prohibited Change of Control . Borrower shall not permit any Change of Control (as defined below) to occur without the prior written consent of Agent in its sole discretion. As used herein, a Change of Control shall mean the occurrence of any of the following events: (i) any person or group (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act )), excluding the Permitted Investors (as defined below), shall become, or obtain rights (whether by means of warrants, options or otherwise) to become, the beneficial owner (as defined in Rules 13(d)-3 and 13(d)-5 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of more than 30% of the outstanding common stock of the REIT; (ii) the board of directors of the REIT shall cease to consist of a majority of Continuing Directors (as defined below); (iii) the REIT or the Operating Partnership shall cease to own, directly or indirectly, 100% of the equity interests of Borrower or the TRS Lessee, free and clear of any liens or encumbrances (other than liens or encumbrances in favor of Agent); or (iv) the REIT shall (A) fail to be sole general partner of the Operating Partnership or cease to own all the general partnership interests of the Operating Partnership or (B) fail to Control the management and policies of the Operating Partnership. As used herein, (i) Permitted Investors means, collectively, Farallon Capital Partners, L.P., Farallon Capital Institutional Partners, L.P., Farallon Capital Institutional Partners III, L.P., Morgan Stanley Investment Partnership, Victor J. Coleman, Howard S. Stern, Christopher Barton, Mark T. Lammas, Dale Shimoda, Theodore R. Antenucci, James M. Burnett, Richard B. Fried, Jonathan M. Glaser, Robert M. Moran, Jr., and Barry A. Porter, and their Control Investment Affiliates (as defined below); (ii) Continuing Directors means the directors of the REIT on the Modification Closing Date, after giving effect to the other transactions contemplated hereby, and each other director of the REIT, if, in each case, such other directors nomination for election to the board of directors of the REIT is recommended by at least 66 2 / 3 % of the then Continuing Directors or such other director receives the vote of the Permitted Investors in his or her election by the shareholders of the REIT; and (iii) Control Investment Affiliate means, as to any Person, any other Person that (A) directly or indirectly, is in Control of, is Controlled by, or is under common Control with, such Person and (B) is organized by such Person primarily for the purpose of making equity or debt investments in one or more companies.
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2.5 Approval of New Guarantor/Indemnitor . Agent and Lenders hereby approve the substitution of the Operating Partnership as the Indemnitor under the Loan Documents as of the Modification Closing Date. As a condition to the Modification Closing Date, Operating Partnership shall execute and deliver to Agent an Assignment, Assumption and Amendment Agreement with respect to each of the Guaranty (the Guaranty Amendment ) and the Environmental Indemnity (the Environmental Indemnity Amendment ), each in form and content substantially similar to the form presented to Borrower by Agent, pursuant to which Operating Partnership shall assume all obligations and liabilities of Original Guarantor (both prior to and after the Modification Closing Date) under the Guaranty and the Environmental Indemnity. The Guaranty Amendment and the Environmental Indemnity Amendment (a) shall not release Original Guarantor for obligations under the Guaranty or the Environmental Indemnity, and (b) shall contain a general release of Agent and Lenders in substantially the same form as provided by Borrower in Section 4 below. From and after the Modification Closing Date, (i) all references in the Loan Documents to the Indemnitor or the Guarantor shall mean the Original Guarantor or the Operating Partnership (as applicable under the terms of the Guaranty Amendment and the Environmental Indemnity Amendment), (ii) all references in the Loan Documents to the Guaranty shall mean the Guaranty as amended by the Guaranty Amendment, and (iii) all references in the Loan Documents to the Environmental Indemnity shall mean the Environmental Indemnity as amended by the Environmental Indemnity Amendment.
2.6 Approval of TRS Lessee Transactions and Delivery of Amended and Restated Deed of Trust . Agent and Lenders acknowledge that effective as of the Modification Closing Date, (i) Borrower will enter into a lease (the TRS Lease ) between Borrower, as lessor, and a newly formed single purpose entity which will be a taxable REIT subsidiary ( TRS Lessee ), pursuant to which TRS Lessee will lease certain space within the Project, (ii) Borrower will transfer to TRS Lessee certain personal property, certain rights and obligations under existing license agreements and certain other contractual rights related to the operation of the Project, in each case pursuant to agreements in form and content substantially similar to the forms presented by Borrower to Agent (but including mortgagee provisions in content substantially similar to the provisions present by Agent to Borrower), and (iii) Borrower and TRS Lessee will jointly enter into license agreements (both existing and future license agreements) with third parties (collectively, License Agreements ) pursuant to which such third parties will lease or license the use of space and/or equipment within the Project and/or will purchase services at the Project. All revenues from the TRS Lease and the License Agreements shall be paid directly into the Cash Management Account, subject to the terms of the Cash Management Agreement referred to in Section 2.7 below. As a condition to the Modification Closing Date, Borrower and TRS Lessee (as defined below) shall execute and deliver to Agent an Amended and Restated Deed of Trust, Assignment, Security Agreement and Fixture Filing, in form and content substantially similar to the form presented by Agent to Borrower (the Amended and Restated Deed of Trust ). The Amended and Restated Deed of Trust shall encumber all of Borrowers and TRS Lessees right, title and interest in and to the Project, including under the TRS Lease and all License Agreements. From and after the Modification Closing Date, all references in the Loan Documents to the Deed of Trust shall mean the Amended and Restated Deed of Trust.
2.7 Cash Management Account . Effective as of the Modification Closing Date, the existing Cash Management Account with City National Bank shall be closed, and a new Cash Management Account shall be established with Agent. Further, effective as of the
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Modification Closing Date, Borrower, TRS Lessee and Agent shall enter into a new Cash Management Agreement, in form and content acceptable to Agent in its sole discretion, that will replace the existing Cash Management Agreement with City National Bank.
2.8 TRS Lessee . Borrower shall not cause or permit the TRS Lessee to own any properties or assets other than personal property and lease/contract rights (including under the TRS Lease and the License Agreements) associated with the operation of the Project and that are encumbered by the Amended and Restated Deed of Trust. Borrower shall not cause or permit any Person other than Borrower or TRS Lessee to (i) hold any ownership interests in or to any real or personal property associated with the operation of the Project, or (ii) enter into any Leases, License Agreements, services agreements or any other contractual agreements pursuant to which revenues are derived in connection with the operation of the Project. Borrower shall cause TRS Lessee to comply with all of the covenants and other provisions of the Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents that relate to the Project or any interest therein held by TRS Lessee, to the same extent as if Borrower owned such interest.
2.9 Audited Financial Statements of Borrower . From and after the Modification Closing Date, Borrowers obligation to deliver to Agent audited financial statements of Borrower under Sections 10.9(a)(i), (ii), (iv) and (v) of the Loan Agreement shall be satisfied by delivery of audited consolidated financial statements for the REIT. For purposes of clarification, the immediately preceding sentence does not include reports and other information relating to the operation of the Project, which continue to be required under Sections 10.9(a)(iii), (b), (c) and (d) of the Loan Agreement, and any other applicable provisions of the Loan Documents.
2.10 Reporting of Defaults under Leases and License Agreements . From and after the Modification Closing Date, Borrower will copy Agent (or cause Agent to be copied) on any written notice of material default delivered by Borrower and/or TRS Lessee under any Leases or License Agreements (i) having a remaining term of six (6) months or more, and (ii) covering at least 8,000 square feet of space.
2.11 Events of Default . In addition to the Events of Default described in Section 11.1 of the Loan Agreement, the occurrence of any one or more of the following shall also constitute an Event of Default under the Loan Agreement:
(a) Any of the events or conditions described in subsections (a) through (m), inclusive, (p), (q) or (r) of Section 11.1 of the Loan Agreement, shall occur with respect to TRS Lessee, subject to the same notice and cure periods provided in such subsections; and
(b) Any Transfer or Change of Control occurs in violation of Section 2.4 above.
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2.12 Changes to Address For Notice Purposes . Agents and Borrowers addresses for notice purposes under Section 13.2 of the Loan Agreement, and any other Loan Documents, are hereby deleted and replaced by the following:
If to Borrower: |
Sunset Bronson Entertainment Properties, LLC c/o Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc. 11601 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1600 Los Angeles, California 90025-0317 Attn: Victor Coleman and Howard Stem Facsimile: (310)445-5710 |
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If to Agent: |
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. MAC E2717-035 15750 Alton Parkway, 3rd Floor Irvine, CA 92618 Attn: Leslie Baines, Vice President Facsimile: 949-754-4814 |
3. Security Documents . The Amended and Restated Deed of Trust and any other Loan Documents which secure the Note shall continue to secure, in addition to any other obligations secured thereby, the payment and performance of all present and future Obligations of Borrower under the Loan Agreement, the Note and the other Loan Documents, as amended hereby or executed pursuant hereto (except to the extent that any of the terms of such Loan Documents specifically provide that any particular Obligations are not so secured).
4. Waivers and Release . Borrower and TRS Lessee (a Releasing Party or the Releasing Parties ) each hereby waives and releases any and all defenses, deductions, offsets, claims, and causes of action against Agent and/or Lenders existing as of (or based on facts existing as of) the Modification Closing Date, which any Releasing Party now has or may thereafter discover (whether known or unknown) in connection with the Loans or the Loan Documents. Each Releasing Party further represents and warrants to Agent and Lenders, after appropriate due diligence and discussions with its counsel, that it believes Agent and Lenders have in all respects acted properly and in accordance with the terms of the Loan Documents and is unaware of any basis for any defense, deduction, offset, claim or cause of action of any nature whatsoever against Agent or Lenders or the repayment of the sums owing in connection with the Facility.
In furtherance of the foregoing waiver and release, each Releasing Party acknowledges and waives the benefits of California Civil Code Section 1542 (and all similar ordinances and statutory, regulatory, or judicially created laws or rules of any other jurisdiction), which provides:
A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS WHICH THE CREDITOR DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS OR HER FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE, WHICH IF KNOWN BY HIM OR HER MUST HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS OR HER SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR.
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5. Conditions Precedent . The modifications to the Loan Documents set forth in this Agreement shall not become effective until the first date on which each of the following conditions precedent in Sections 5.1 through 5.9 below are satisfied, or waived or deferred in writing (which may include written communications by e-mail) by Lender in its sole and absolute discretion (herein referred to as the Modification Closing Date ); provided, however, that if for any reason whatsoever the Modification Closing Date does not occur by October 3, 2010, Lender may terminate this Agreement by written notice to Borrower at any time after such date and prior to the occurrence of the Modification Closing Date. The occurrence of the Modification Closing Date shall not waive Borrowers obligations to comply with any of the following conditions which for any reason are not satisfied by the Modification Closing Date (except to the extent expressly waived by Agent in the manner provided above), which obligations of Borrower shall continue following the Modification Closing Date. The Modification Closing Date shall be deemed to occur on the date on which the Amended and Restated Deed of Trust is recorded or released for recording by Agent (whichever is earlier):
5.1 Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, this Agreement is conditioned upon the closing of the REIT transactions as presented to Agent, including the change in ownership in Borrower that is described in Section 2.4(a) above, on or before the deadline stated above, and this Agreement shall automatically become null and void if the foregoing condition is not satisfied;
5.2 Agents receipt of fully executed originals of (i) this First Modification Agreement (including the attached Consent and Agreement of TRS Lessee), (ii) the Guaranty Amendment (in substantially the form presented to Borrower by Agent), (iii) the Environmental Indemnity Amendment (in substantially the form presented to Borrower by Agent), (iv) the new Cash Management Agreement referred to in Section 2.7 above, and (v) if the current property manager for the Project changes or a new property management agreement is entered into as a result of the proposed restructure, a new Subordination of Property Management Agreement executed by the new property manager in substantially the same form as the existing Subordination of Property Management Agreement;
5.3 Agents receipt of the original Amended and Restated Deed of Trust (in substantially the form presented to Borrower by Agent), fully executed and acknowledged by Borrower and TRS Lessee, and Agents receipt of evidence that the Amended and Restated Deed of Trust has been recorded in the appropriate real estate records in accordance with Agents written instructions;
5.4 Chicago Title Insurance Company shall have issued and delivered to Agent, or shall have irrevocably and unconditionally committed to issue for the benefit of Agent, a re-issued Title Policy with respect to the Amended and Restated Deed of Trust as of the date of its recordation in the appropriate real estate records, insuring the Amended and Restated Deed of Trust as a valid first lien Deed of Trust encumbering the fee interest in the Project (including all estates held by Borrower and TRS Lessee in the Project), subject only to such exceptions as are approved by Agent in its sole discretion, and containing all endorsements contained in the Title Policy insuring the Original Deed of Trust and any other endorsements reasonably required by Agent;
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5.5 Agents receipt of an extension fee (for the pro rata benefit of the Lenders) for Borrowers exercise of the first extension option pursuant to Section 2.3(b) above, in an amount equal to 0.25% of the total outstanding principal balance of the Loans as of the Modification Closing Date;
5.6 Agents receipt of appropriate authorizing resolutions and certificates, and an opinion of counsel for Borrower, TRS Lessee, Original Guarantor and Operating Partnership, covering due formation, authorization, enforceability and any other items required to be covered by Agent;
5.7 Borrower shall have entered into a Swap Contract for the Loan approved by Agent; and
5.8 Agents receipt of such other documents and agreements as Agent shall reasonably request, all in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Agent; and
5.9 Borrower shall have paid to Agent all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by Agent in connection with this First Modification Agreement, including reasonable attorneys fees for preparation and negotiation of this First Modification Agreement and related documents, the cost of the recently updated Appraisal obtained by Agent, and any other costs incurred in connection with this First Modification Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby.
6. Modification of Loan Documents . The Loan Documents are hereby supplemented, amended and modified to incorporate the provisions of this First Modification Agreement, which shall supersede and prevail over any conflicting provisions of the Loan Documents. Except as otherwise specifically modified by this First Modification Agreement, all terms and provisions of the Loan Documents shall remain unmodified and in full force and effect. Except as specifically indicated, nothing contained in this First Modification Agreement shall in any way impair the Loan Documents or alter, waive, annul, vary, affect or impair any provision, condition, or covenant contained therein or any right, power, or remedy granted therein. The obligations and covenants of this First Modification Agreement are in addition to (and are not in substitution of) the obligations and covenants under the Loan Documents. All references in the Loan Documents to the Loan Agreement, the Notes, the Deed of Trust and any other terms used herein or documents described herein shall be deemed to be references to such terms and/or documents as amended by or pursuant to this First Modification Agreement. Further, all references in the Loan Documents to the Loan Documents shall include, in addition to all other Loan Documents existing as of the date hereof, this First Modification Agreement and all documents executed pursuant to this First Modification Agreement (including the Amended and Restated Deed of Trust, the new Cash Management Agreement, the Guaranty Amendment and the Environmental Indemnity Amendment).
7. Default . From and after the Modification Closing Date, the breach of any representation, warranty, or covenant contained in this First Modification Agreement or the failure of Borrower to observe or comply with any term or agreement contained in this First Modification Agreement shall, subject to any applicable notice and cure period set forth in the Loan Agreement, constitute an Event of Default under the Loan Agreement and the other Loan
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Documents, and Agent shall be entitled to exercise all rights and remedies it may have under the Loan Documents and applicable law, including without limitation the right to declare all indebtedness and obligations owing under the Notes, and all other Loan Documents, to be immediately due and payable in full.
8. Additional Documents . From and after the Modification Closing Date, the Borrower shall, upon the request of Agent, execute, acknowledge, and deliver, or cause to be executed, acknowledged, or delivered, such further documents, instruments, or agreements and perform such other acts as may be reasonably necessary, desirable, or proper for carrying out the intention or facilitating the performance of the terms of this First Modification Agreement or the Loan Documents.
9. Miscellaneous . Each party hereto has cooperated in the drafting and preparation of this First Modification Agreement, and as a result this First Modification Agreement shall not be construed against any party. The Loan Documents and this First Modification Agreement may be amended or modified only by a written agreement signed by the parties hereto. The Loan Documents and this First Modification Agreement contain or expressly incorporate by reference the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the matters contemplated therein or herein and supersede all prior negotiations. This First Modification Agreement and the Consents attached hereto may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when executed and delivered to Agent will be deemed to be an original and all of which, taken together, will be deemed to be one and the same instrument. Further, counterpart original signatures pages may be executed into one or more fully executed documents. The headings used in this First Modification Agreement are for convenience only and shall be disregarded in interpreting the substantive provisions of this First Modification Agreement. Time is of the essence of each term of the Loan Documents and this First Modification Agreement. This First Modification Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of California, except if preempted by Federal law. If any provision of this First Modification Agreement or any of the Loan Documents shall be determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that portion shall be deemed severed therefrom and the remaining parts shall remain in full force as though the invalid, illegal, or unenforceable portion had never been a part thereof.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amended and Restated First Modification Agreement as of the date first stated above.
BORROWER: | ||||||||||
SUNSET BRONSON ENTERTAINMENT PROPERTIES, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company |
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Sunset Studios Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, its sole member |
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Hudson Sunset Bronson, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, its sole member |
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Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P., a Maryland limited partnership, its sole member |
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Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc., a Maryland corporation, its general partner |
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By: |
/s/ Mark Lammas |
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Name: | Mark T. Lammas | |||||||||
Title: | Chief Financial Officer |
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FIRST MODIFICATION AGREEMENT
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AGENT: | ||
WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., successor-in-interest to Wachovia Bank, N.A., a national banking association, as administrative agent for the Lenders | ||
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/s/ Leslie Baines |
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Name: |
Leslie Baines |
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Vice President |
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LENDERS: | ||
WELLS FARCO BANK, N.A., successor-in-interest to Wachovia Bank, N.A., a national banking association, as the sole currently existing Lender | ||
By: |
/s/ Leslie Baines |
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Name: |
Leslie Baines |
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Title: |
Vice President |
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FIRST MODIFICATION AGREEMENT
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CONSENT AND AGREEMENT OF TRS LESSEE
This Consent and Agreement of TRS Lessee (this Consent ) is attached to that certain Amended and Restated First Modification Agreement dated as of June 29,2010 ( First Modification Agreement ), executed by SUNSET BRONSON ENTERTAINMENT PROPERTIES, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as Borrower and WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., successor-in-interest to Wachovia Bank, N.A., a national banking association, as Agent and Lender. Capitalized terms used and not defined in this Consent shall have the same meanings that are given to such terms in the First Modification Agreement or in the Loan Agreement referred to therein, as applicable. The undersigned TRS Lessee, having read and understood the provisions of the First Modification Agreement and the other Loan Documents, hereby (a) consents to all of the terms and provisions of the First Modification Agreement and the other Loan Documents, (b) agrees to join in the execution of the Amended and Restated Deed of Trust and the new Cash Management Agreement, each of which shall secure all of Borrowers Obligations under the Note and the Other Loan Documents and any other secured obligations described therein, and (c) joins in and makes in favor of Agent and Lenders all of those waivers and releases set forth in Section 4 of the First Modification Agreement (which are hereby incorporated into this Consent in their entirety).
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SUNSET BRONSON SERVICES, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company |
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Hudson Pacific Services, Inc., a Maryland corporation, its sole member |
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/s/ Mark Lammas |
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Name: | Mark T. Lammas | |||
Title: | Chief Financial Officer |
CONSENT AND AGREEMENT OF TRS LESSEE
Exhibit 10.5
REAFFIRMATION, CONSENT TO TRANSFER
AND SUBSTITUTION OF INDEMNITOR
THIS REAFFIRMATION, CONSENT TO TRANSFER AND SUBSTITUTION OF INDEMNITOR (this Agreement ) is made and entered into as of June 29, 2010, by and among the following parties:
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GLENBOROUGH TIERRASANTA, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company having an address, immediately prior to the consummation of the Transfer (as defined below), of 400 S. El Camino Real, 11 th Floor, San Mateo, California 94402 ( Borrower ); |
B. | MORGAN STANLEY REAL ESTATE FUND V U.S., L.P., MSP REAL ESTATE FUND V, L.P., MORGAN STANLEY REAL ESTATE INVESTORS V U.S., L.P., MORGAN STANLEY REAL ESTATE FUND V SPECIAL U.S., L.P., MSP CO-INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP V, L.P., AND MSP CO-INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP V-A, L.P., each a Delaware limited partnership, having an address of 1585 Broadway, 37th Floor, New York, New York 10036 (each, an Original Indemnitor , and collectively, Original Indemnitors ); |
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GLENBOROUGH FUND XIV, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership having an address of 400 S. El Camino Real, 11 th Floor, San Mateo, California 94402 ( Assignor ); |
D. | HUDSON PACIFIC PROPERTIES, L.P., a Maryland limited partnership having an address of 11601 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1600, Los Angeles, California 90025 ( Assignee ); and |
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U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee for the Registered Holders of CD 2007-CD4 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series CD 2007-CD4, whose mailing address is c/o Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Charlotte Plaza, 9 th Floor, 201 South College Street, Charlotte, North Carolina 28244, Attn: Portfolio Manager ( Lender ). |
RECITALS
1. German American Capital Corporation ( Original Lender ), pursuant to the Loan Documents (as defined below) made a loan to Borrower in the original principal amount of $14,300,000.00 (the Loan ). The Loan is evidenced and/or secured by the following documents:
(a) Note dated November 28, 2006, by Borrower to Original Lender in the original principal amount of $14,300,000.00 (the Note );
(b) Mortgage, Deed of Trust, Security Agreement, Financing Statement, Fixture Filing and Assignment of Leases, Rents and Security Deposits of even date with the Note, from Borrower, as Borrower, to Lawyers Title Insurance Corporation, as Trustee, in favor of Original Lender, as Lender, recorded as Document # 2006-0880027 in the Official Records of the Office of the County Recorder, San Diego County, California (the Recorders Office) (the Mortgage );
(c) Assignment of Leases, Rents and Security Deposits of even date with the Note, from Borrower in favor of Original Lender, recorded as Document # 2006-0880028 in the Recorders Office;
(d) UCC-1 Financing Statements with Borrower as debtor and Original Lender as secured party, (i) recorded as Document # 2006-0881056 in the Recorders Office and (ii) filed as File No. 64337622 with the Delaware Secretary of State;
(e) Guaranty of Recourse Obligations of even date with the Note, made by and among Original Indemnitors to Original Lender (the Indemnity Agreement );
(f) Environmental Indemnity of even date with the Note, made by and among Borrower and Original Indemnitors to Original Lender (the Environmental Indemnity Agreement ); and
(g) Loan and Security Agreement of even date with the Note, between Borrower and Original Lender (the Loan Agreement ).
The foregoing documents, together with any and all other documents executed by Borrower or Original Indemnitor in connection with the Loan, are collectively referred to as the Loan Documents . Capitalized terms defined in the Loan Agreement, used herein and not otherwise defined herein, shall have the meanings given them in the Loan Agreement.
2. Original Lender assigned, sold and transferred its interest in the Loan and the Loan Documents and Lender is the current holder of all of Original Lenders interest in the Loan and the Loan Documents, as evidenced by, among other things, certain instruments recorded as Documents # 2007-701703 and 2009-646703 in the Recorders Office.
3. Borrower (i) continues to be the owner of fee title to the Real Property, and (ii) has an interest in all other property, in each case as described in and encumbered by the Mortgage and the other Loan Documents (collectively, the Property ).
4. Pursuant to that certain Contribution Agreement dated as of February 15, 2010, by and among Assignor, Glenborough Acquisition, LLC, Assignee and Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc. (the Contribution Agreement ), Assignor agreed to contribute all of Assignors membership interests in Borrower (representing 100% of the ownership interests of Borrower) (the Transferred Ownership Interests ) to Assignee in exchange for cash, OP Units (as defined in the Contribution Agreement) in the Assignee and/or Series A Preferred OP Units (as defined in the Contribution Agreement in the Assignee. The transfer contemplated in this Recital 4 is hereinafter referred to as the Transfer .
5. The parties acknowledge and agree that Article 8 of the Mortgage requires the consent of Lender for the Transfer. Borrower, Original Indemnitors, Assignor and Assignee have requested that Lender consent to the Transfer subject to conditions contained in the Mortgage, the Loan Documents and this Agreement.
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6. Borrower, Original Indemnitors, Assignor and Assignee have also requested that Lender consent to the substitution of Assignee as Indemnitor and/or Guarantor under the Indemnity Agreement and the Environmental Indemnity Agreement, the assumption by Assignee of all the obligations of Original Indemnitors under the Indemnity Agreement and the Environmental Indemnity Agreement (the Substitution ), and to the release of the Original Indemnitors from all of their obligations from and after the date hereof under the Loan Documents, including, without limitation, the Indemnity Agreement and the Environmental Indemnity Agreement (the Release ).
7. Lender is willing to consent to the Transfer, the Substitution and the Release on and subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Mortgage and the other Loan Documents, as amended hereby.
STATEMENT OF AGREEMENT
In consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements set forth herein, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
1. Certain Representations, Warranties and Covenants Regarding the Transfer .
(a) Assignor hereby represents and warrants to Lender that it is the owner of the Transferred Ownership Interests, that the Transferred Ownership Interests are unencumbered, that contemporaneously with the execution and delivery hereof, the Transferred Ownership Interests are being conveyed and transferred to Assignee, and that Assignor is not obtaining or retaining any security interest or other direct interest in the Transferred Ownership Interests.
(b) Assignee hereby represents and warrants to Lender, as of the date hereof, that simultaneously with the execution and delivery hereof, Assignee (i) has acquired from Assignor all of the Transferred Ownership Interests, (ii) has not conveyed or granted Assignor or any other party any security interest or other direct interest in the Transferred Ownership Interests and (iii) has been appointed as the sole member of Borrower, subject to the Amended Borrower Organizational Documents (as defined below).
(c) Borrower and Assignor each hereby represent and warrant to Lender that the organizational documents of Borrower, as delivered to Original Lender in connection with the closing of the Loan (the Borrower Organizational Documents ), have not been modified, amended, altered or changed since the date of the closing of the Loan.
(d) Borrower and Assignee each hereby represent and warrant to Lender that, other than the substitution of Assignee as the owner of the Transferred Ownership Interests, the Transfer will not result in any modification, amendment, alteration or change to the Borrower Organizational Documents except as set forth in the Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Borrower of even date with this Agreement and such other amendments and/or restatements of the other Borrower Organizational Documents as shall be delivered by Borrower and/or Assignee to Lender in connection with the Transfer (such Borrower Organizational Documents, as so amended, the Amended Borrower Organizational Documents ). Assignee hereby covenants and agrees that it will
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be bound by the provisions of the Amended Borrower Organizational Documents. Borrower and Assignee covenant and agree that Borrower will remain a Special Purpose Entity throughout the term of the Loan in accordance with the terms of the Loan Documents, as amended hereby.
2. Additional Representations, Warranties and Covenants of Borrower, Original Indemnitors and Assignor .
(a) Borrower hereby represents, warrants and covenants to Lender, as of the date hereof, that:
(i) the Mortgage is a valid first Lien on the Property for the full unpaid principal amount of the Loan and all other amounts as stated therein;
(ii) to the knowledge of Borrower, no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing under the provisions of the Note, the Mortgage, the Indemnity Agreement, the Environmental Indemnity Agreement or the other Loan Documents, all as modified hereby;
(iii) there are no defenses, set-offs or rights of defense, set-off or counterclaim whether legal, equitable or otherwise to the obligations evidenced by or set forth in the Note, the Mortgage, the Indemnity Agreement, the Environmental Indemnity Agreement or the other Loan Documents, all as modified hereby;
(iv) all provisions of the Note, the Mortgage, the Indemnity Agreement, the Environmental Indemnity Agreement and the other Loan Documents are in full force and effect, except as modified herein;
(v) to the knowledge of Borrower, there are no Liens of any kind against the Property, except for Permitted Encumbrances; and
(vi) except as set forth in the updated Schedules VII , VIII , X , XI and XIII attached hereto, the representations and warranties made by Borrower in the Mortgage, the Note, the Loan Documents, or in any other documents or instruments delivered in connection with the Note, the Mortgage or the Loan Documents, are true, on and as of the date hereof, in all material respects, with the same force and effect as if made on and as of the date hereof, except to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically relate to an earlier date, then in such event, such representations were true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date.
(b) Each Original Indemnitor (for itself and not jointly with any other Original Indemnitor) hereby represents, warrants and covenants to Lender, as of the date hereof, that:
(i) to the knowledge of such Original Indemnitor, no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing under the provisions of the Indemnity Agreement or the Environmental Indemnity Agreement;
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(ii) there are no defenses, set-offs or rights of defense, set-off or counterclaim whether legal, equitable or otherwise to the obligations of such Original Indemnitor evidenced by or set forth in the Indemnity Agreement or the Environmental Indemnity Agreement; and
(iii) all provisions of the Indemnity Agreement and the Environmental Indemnity Agreement are in full force and effect, except as modified herein.
(c) Each Original Indemnitor (for itself and not jointly with any other Original Indemnitor) and Assignor each hereby covenants and agrees that from and after the date hereof, Lender may deal solely with Borrower (as newly constituted) and Assignee in all matters relating to the Loan, the Loan Documents (as modified hereby) and the Property, and that Lender has no further duty or obligation of any nature relating to this Loan or the Loan Documents (as modified hereby) to Original Indemnitors and/or Assignor.
(d) Each Original Indemnitor, Borrower and Assignor understand and intend that Lender shall rely on the representations, warranties and covenants of such Original Indemnitor, Borrower and Assignor contained herein.
3. Additional Representations, Warranties and Covenants of Borrower and Assignee .
(a) Assignee hereby represents and warrants to Lender, as of the date hereof, that:
(i) to the knowledge of Assignee, based solely on Borrower and each Original Indemnitors representations contained herein, no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing under the provisions of the Note, the Mortgage, the Indemnity Agreement, the Environmental Indemnity Agreement or the other Loan Documents, all as modified hereby; and
(ii) to the knowledge of Assignee, all provisions of the Loan Documents are in full force and effect, except as modified herein.
(b) Borrower hereby covenants and agrees for the benefit of Lender as follows:
(i) Borrower shall continue to perform all of its respective obligations imposed under the Note, the Mortgage, the Indemnity Agreement, the Environmental Indemnity Agreement and the other Loan Documents, all as modified hereby;
(ii) Borrower shall continue to pay when and as due all sums due under the Note and the other Loan Documents, all as modified hereby; and
(iii) Borrower shall not hereafter, without Lenders prior consent in accordance with the terms of the Loan Documents, further encumber the Property or sell or transfer the Property or any interest therein, except as may be specifically permitted in the Loan Documents, as modified hereby.
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(iv) Borrower shall, within ten (10) days of the date hereof, deliver to Lender evidence reasonably satisfactory to Lender that the annual insurance premium for the insurance to be maintained with respect to the Property as required by the Loan Agreement has been paid. Borrowers failure to deliver the evidence to Lender required by this Subsection (iv) shall constitute a default under the Loan.
(c) Assignee hereby covenants and agrees for the benefit of Lender that Assignee, in its capacity as Indemnitor or Guarantor, as applicable, shall perform all the respective obligations imposed under the Indemnity Agreement and the Environmental Indemnity Agreement, each as modified hereby. Assignee understands and intends that Lender shall rely on the representations, warranties and covenants of Assignee contained herein.
4. Consent and Reaffirmation of Borrower .
(a) Borrower hereby represents and warrants to Lender that it has reviewed the Contribution Agreement, this Agreement and all the documents executed in accordance therewith or herewith. Borrower consents to the Transfer, the Substitution, and the Release under the terms of the Contribution Agreement and this Agreement. Borrower further covenants and agrees that the Transfer, the Substitution and the Release shall not, and shall not be deemed to, impair, limit, abrogate or reduce in any manner or to any extent the liability or obligations of Borrower under the Loan Documents.
(b) Borrower hereby renews, reaffirms, ratifies and confirms the Note, the Mortgage and the other Loan Documents and acknowledges and agrees that the Loan Documents remain in full force and effect without impairment and without modification, except as specifically provided in this Agreement, and that no rights or remedies of Lender under the Loan Documents, as modified hereby, have been waived. Borrower reaffirms the truth and accuracy in all material respects of all representations and warranties made by Borrower in the Loan Documents, as hereby modified, as if made on the date hereof, except to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically relate to an earlier date, then in such event, such representations were true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date.
(c) Borrower agrees to continue to pay, perform and discharge each and every obligation of payment and performance under, pursuant to and as set forth in the Note, the Mortgage, the Environmental Indemnity Agreement and the other Loan Documents at the time, in the manner and otherwise in all respects as therein provided, all as modified hereby.
(d) Borrower hereby acknowledges, agrees and warrants that: (i) there are no rights of set-off or counterclaim, nor any defenses of any kind, whether legal, equitable or otherwise, which would enable Borrower to avoid or delay timely performance of its obligations under the Note, the Mortgage, the Environmental Indemnity Agreement or the Loan Documents, as applicable, all as modified hereby; (ii) there are no monetary Liens of any kind or nature against the Property except for Permitted Encumbrances; and (iii) all rights, priorities, titles, liens and equities securing the payment of the Note are expressly recognized as valid and are in all things renewed, continued and preserved in force to secure payment of the Note, all as modified hereby.
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5. Obligations of Assignee . From and after the date of this Agreement, Assignee shall be obligated and responsible for the performance of each and all of the obligations and agreements of Original Indemnitors under the Indemnity Agreement and the Environmental Indemnity Agreement, each as modified hereby, and Assignee shall be liable and responsible for each and all of the liabilities of Original Indemnitors thereunder, as fully and completely as if Assignee had originally executed and delivered the Indemnity Agreement and the Environmental Indemnity Agreement, each as hereby modified, including, without limitation, all of those obligations, agreements and liabilities which would have, but for the provisions of this Agreement, been the obligations, agreements and liabilities of Original Indemnitors thereunder. From and after the date hereof, Assignee hereby agrees to pay, perform and discharge each and every obligation of payment and performance of Original Indemnitors under, pursuant to and as set forth in the Indemnity Agreement and the Environmental Indemnity Agreement, each as modified hereby, at the time, in the manner and otherwise in all respects as therein provided.
Assignee acknowledges and agrees that, following the Transfer, it will be an affiliate of Borrower and will derive substantial economic benefit from Lenders agreement to consent to the Transfer and that there is adequate consideration for the Substitution. Assignee acknowledges that Lender would not consent to the Transfer without the agreement of Assignee to execute and deliver this Agreement as substitute indemnitor.
Assignor acknowledges and agrees that the foregoing provisions of this Section 5 shall be for the sole benefit of Lender and nothing contained in this Agreement shall be deemed or construed to relieve Assignor of any of its duties, covenants, representations, warranties or obligations under, and in accordance with the terms of, the Contribution Agreement or any other document or instrument executed and delivered by Assignor pursuant to the terms thereof.
6. Consent to Transfer . Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, Lender hereby (i) consents to the Transfer, subject to the Mortgage and the other Loan Documents, all as modified hereby, and (ii) agrees that the consummation of the Transfer shall not constitute a Default or an Event of Default under any of the Loan Documents, as modified hereby. Lenders consent to the Transfer shall, however, not constitute its consent to any subsequent transfers of the Property or any interest therein, except as may be specifically permitted in the Loan Documents, as modified hereby.
7. Consent to Substitution and Release of Original Indemnitors . Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, Lender consents to the Substitution. From and after the date of this Agreement, each Original Indemnitor shall, with respect only to those matters first arising or accruing on or after the date of this Agreement, be fully and unconditionally released of any and all liability under the Loan Documents, as modified hereby, including, without limitation, its obligations as the Indemnitor or Guarantor, as applicable, under the Indemnity Agreement and Environmental Indemnity Agreement, each as modified hereby, and Assignee shall be substituted, in each and every respect, for Original Indemnitors in lieu of and in place of Original Indemnitors with respect to each and every reference to the Indemnitor or Guarantor, as applicable, in the Loan Documents, as hereby modified, including, without limitation, the
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Indemnity Agreement and Environmental Indemnity Agreement, each as modified hereby. Each Original Indemnitor hereby acknowledges and agrees that the release set forth in this Section 7 shall not be construed to release any Original Indemnitor from any liability under the Indemnity Agreement and Environmental Indemnity Agreement for any acts or events occurring or obligations arising prior to the date of this Agreement, whether or not such acts, events or obligations are, as of the date of this Agreement, known or ascertainable.
8. Lender Estoppel . Lender hereby represents and warrants to Borrower, each Original Indemnitor, Assignee and Assignor that, to the actual knowledge of Lender: (i) as of the date hereof, no Event of Default under the Loan Documents has occurred and is continuing, and (ii) no facts or circumstances exist which, through the passage of time, would constitute an Event of Default. For purposes of this paragraph, the actual knowledge of Lender shall mean the actual knowledge of employees of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. ( Wells Fargo ) actively involved with the transactions described herein or with the servicing of the Loan without any independent inquiry or investigation. The actual knowledge of Lender shall not include knowledge imputed from other Lender Parties or other groups or employees of Wells Fargo not actively involved in the servicing of the Loan. Lender reserves the right to declare any existing Event of Default which is not currently known but which subsequently comes to the attention of Lender.
9. Notices to Borrower and Indemnitor . Without amending, modifying or otherwise affecting the provisions of the Loan Documents except as expressly set forth herein, Lender shall, from and after the date of this Agreement, deliver any notices to the Borrower or the Indemnitor or Guarantor, as applicable, which are required to be delivered pursuant to the Loan Documents, or are otherwise delivered by Lender at Lenders sole discretion, to Borrowers address or Assignees address, as the case may be, set in the Loan Documents, as modified hereby, as applicable. In addition, all references to the address of the Borrower and all references to the address of the Indemnitor or Guarantor, as applicable, in the Loan Documents are hereby modified to refer to Borrowers address or Assignees address, as the case may be, as set forth in the Loan Agreement, as modified hereby.
10. Release and Covenant Not to Sue . Borrower, each Original Indemnitor, Assignor and Assignee, on behalf of themselves and their heirs, successors and assigns, hereby release and forever discharge Lender, Original Lender, each of their predecessors in interest and their successors and assigns, together with any officers, directors, partners, employees, investors, certificate holders and agents (including, without limitation, servicers of the loan) of each of the foregoing (collectively, Lender Parties ), from all debts, accountings, bonds, warranties, representations, covenants, promises, contracts, controversies, agreements, claims, damages, judgments, executions, actions, inactions, liabilities, demands or causes of action of any nature, at law or in equity, known or unknown (the Claims ), which Borrower, such Original Indemnitor, Assignor or Assignee now have by reason of any cause, matter or thing through and including the date hereof including, without limitation, matters arising out of or relating to: (a) the Loan including, without limitation, its funding, administration and servicing; (b) the Loan Documents; (c) the Property; (d) any reserve or escrow balances held by Lender or any servicers of the Loan, but only to the extent the same has been held, used or applied by Lender in accordance with the terms of the Loan Documents, as modified hereby; (e) the Transfer or Substitution (collectively, the Released Claims ); and (f) any other disclosed agreement or transaction between Borrower, any Original Indemnitor, Assignor or Assignee and Lender Parties relating to the Loan. Borrower,
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each Original Indemnitor, Assignor and Assignee, on behalf of themselves and their heirs, successors and assigns, covenant and agree never to institute or cause to be instituted or continue prosecution of any suit or other form of action or proceeding of any kind or nature whatsoever against any of Lender Parties by reason of or in connection with any of the Released Claims; provided, however, that nothing contained herein shall be deemed or construed to prevent or otherwise restrict any Original Indemnitor from raising as a defense against any Claims made by any Lender Parties the release of such Original Indemnitor made by Lender pursuant to Section 7 hereof.
11. Acknowledgment of Indebtedness . This Agreement recognizes the reduction of the principal amount of the Note and the payment of interest thereon to the extent of payments made by Borrower prior to the date of this Agreement. The parties acknowledge and agree that, as of the date of this Agreement, the unpaid principal balance of the Note is $14,300,000.00 and interest on the Note is paid to May 31, 2010. Borrower and Assignee acknowledge and agree that the Loan, as evidenced and secured by the Loan Documents, as modified hereby, is a valid and existing indebtedness payable by Borrower to Lender.
12. Interest Accrual Rate and Monthly Installment Payment Amount to Remain the Same . The parties acknowledge and agree that the interest rate and the monthly payments set forth in the Note shall remain unchanged. Prior to the occurrence of an Event of Default hereunder or under the Loan Documents, as modified hereby, interest shall accrue on the principal balance outstanding from time to time at the interest rate set forth in the Note (which does not include such amounts as may be required to fund any escrow and reserve obligations under the terms of the Loan Documents, as modified hereby), and shall continue to be paid in accordance with the terms of the Note.
13. Modifications of the Loan Documents . The Loan Documents are hereby modified as follows:
(a) The definition of Borrower Parents in Section 1.1 of the Loan Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
Borrower Parents shall mean, collectively, the REIT (as hereinafter defined) and the Operating Partnership (as hereinafter defined).
(b) The definition of Environmental Indemnity in Section 1.1 of the Loan Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
Environmental Indemnity shall mean that certain Environmental Indemnity, dated as of the date hereof, by Borrower and as assumed by Operating Partnership in favor of Lender, as the same may be amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
(c) The definition of Holding Company in Section 1.1 of the Loan Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety, and all references to, or provisions relating to, Holding Company in the Loan Agreement are hereby deleted in their entirety.
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(d) The definition of Holding Company LP Agreement in Section 1.1 of the Loan Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety, and all references to, or provisions relating to, Holding Company LP Agreement in the Loan Agreement are hereby deleted in their entirety.
(e) The definition of Manager in Section 1.1 of the Loan Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
Manager shall mean Hudson OP Management, LLC, or such other Qualified Manager as now or hereafter becomes manager of the Property in accordance with the provisions hereof.
(f) The definition of MSREF Entity in Section 1.1 of the Loan Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety, and all references to, or provisions relating to, MSREF Entity in the Loan Agreement are hereby deleted in their entirety.
(g) The definition of Permitted Debt in Section 1.1 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended as follows by deleting subsections (d) and (e) are deleted in their entirety and replacing subsection (d) with the following:
and (d) any indebtedness of any Borrower Parents or any Persons holding any direct or indirect interests in any of Borrower Parents.
(h) The definition of Recourse Guaranty in Section 1.1 of the Loan Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
Recourse Guaranty shall mean that certain Guaranty of Recourse Obligations of Borrower, dated as of the date hereof, as assumed by Operating Partnership, as the same may be amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time.
(i) The definition of Single Purpose Entity is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
Single Purpose Entity shall mean a Person, other than an individual, which (i) is formed or organized solely for the purpose of owning, holding, developing, using, selling, leasing, managing, exchanging, operating and financing, directly or indirectly, an ownership interest in the Property, (ii) does not engage in any business unrelated to its direct or indirect interest in the Property and the acquisition, ownership, development, use, operation and financing thereof, (iii) has not and will not have any assets other than those related to its direct or indirect interest in the Property or the operation, management and financing thereof or any indebtedness other than the Permitted Debt, (iv) maintains its own separate books and records and its own accounts, in each case which are separate and apart from the books and records and accounts of any other Person, except to the extent that it is disregarded for federal income tax purposes (v) holds itself out as being a Person, separate and apart from any other Person, (vi) does not and will not commingle its funds or assets with those of any other Person, except as contemplated in this Agreement, except that it and its Affiliates may participate in a cash management system pursuant to a
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written agreement reasonably acceptable to Lender, so long as all of its cash balances are accurately tracked and reflected in the books and records of such Affiliate responsible for implementing such cash management system, (vii) conducts its own business in its own name; (viii) maintains separate financial statements, provided, however, it may utilize consolidated financial statements, so long as such statements contain a note indicating that its separate assets and liabilities are neither available to pay the debt of the consolidated entity nor constitute obligations of the consolidated entity, (ix) except as contemplated in this Agreement and the Loan Documents pays its own liabilities out of its own funds, (x) observes in all material respects all partnership, corporate or limited liability company formalities, as applicable, (xi) pays the salaries of its own employees, if any, and maintains a sufficient number of employees, if any, in light of its contemplated business operations, (xii) except as contemplated in this Agreement and the Loan Documents, does not guarantee or otherwise obligate itself with respect to the debts of any other Person or hold out its credit as being available to satisfy the obligations of any other Person, (xiii) does not acquire obligations or securities of its partners, members or shareholders, (xiv) allocates fairly and reasonably shared expenses, including, without limitation, any overhead for shared office space, if any, (xv) uses separate stationary, invoices, and checks, (xvi) maintains an arms-length relationship with its Affiliates, (xvii) does not and will not pledge its assets for the benefit of any other Person or make any loans or advances to any other Person (other than pursuant to the Loan Documents), (xviii) does and will continue to use commercially reasonable efforts to correct any known misunderstanding regarding its separate identity, (xix) maintains adequate capital in light of its contemplated business operations, and (xx) has not and will not engage in, seek, or consent to the dissolution, winding up, liquidation, consolidation or merger and except as otherwise permitted in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, has not and will not engage in, seek or consent to any asset sale, transfer or partnership, membership or shareholder interests, except as permitted in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents or material amendments of its partnership or operating agreement, certificate of incorporation, articles of organization or other organizational document unless approved by Lender, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld. In addition, if such Person is a partnership, (1) all general partners, if any, of such Person shall be Single Purpose Entities; and (2) if such Person has more than one general partner, then the organizational documents shall provide that such Person shall continue (and not dissolve) for so long as a solvent general partner exists. In addition, if such Person is a corporation, then, at all times: (a) such Person shall have at least two (2) Independent Directors and (b) the board of directors of such Person may not take any action requiring the unanimous affirmative vote of 100% of the members of the board of directors unless all of the directors, including the Independent Directors, shall have participated in such vote. In addition, if such Person is a limited liability company, (a) such Person shall have at least two (2) Independent Managers or Independent Members, (b) if such Person is managed by a board of managers, the board of managers of such Person may not take any action requiring the unanimous affirmative vote of 100% of the members of the board of managers unless all of the managers, including the Independent Managers, shall have participated in such vote, (c) if such Person is not managed by a board of managers, the members of such Person may not take any action requiring the affirmative vote of 100% of the members of such Person unless all of the members, including the Independent Members, shall have participated in such vote, and (d) its operating agreement shall provide
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that until all of the Indebtedness and Obligations are paid in full, such entity will not dissolve. In addition, the organizational documents of such Person shall provide that such Person (1) without the unanimous consent of all of the partners, directors or members, as applicable, shall not with respect to itself or to any other Person in which it has a direct or indirect legal or beneficial interest, except as permitted in the Loan Documents, (a) seek or consent to the appointment of a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, sequestrator, custodian or other similar official for the benefit of the creditors of such Person or all or any portion of such Persons property, or (b) take any action that might cause such Person to become insolvent, petition or otherwise institute insolvency proceedings or otherwise seek any relief under any laws relating to the relief from debts or the protection of debtors generally, (2) has and will maintain its books, records, resolutions and agreements as official records, (3) has held and will hold its assets in its own name, (4) has and will maintain its financial statements, accounting records and other organizational documents, books and records separate and apart from any other Person, (5) has not and will not identify its partners, members or shareholders, or any affiliates of any of them as a division or part of it, (6) has and will maintain an arms length relationship with its Affiliates, and (7) has not and will not enter into or be a party to any transaction with its partners, members, shareholders, or its Affiliates except in the ordinary course of business and on terms which are intrinsically fair and are no less favorable to it than would be obtained in a comparable arms length transaction with a third party.
(j) The definition of Sponsor in Section 1.1 of the Loan Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety, and all references to, or provisions relating to, Sponsor in the Loan Agreement are hereby deleted in their entirety.
(k) The following defined terms are added to Section 1.1 of the Loan Agreement:
Approved Bank shall mean a commercial bank with a long term debt rating of A or better (or a comparable long term debt obligation rating) as assigned by the Rating Agencies and otherwise reasonably satisfactory to Lender.
Operating Partnership shall mean Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P., a Maryland limited partnership.
REIT shall mean Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc., a Maryland corporation.
(l) The phrase thirty (30) days appearing in the last sentence of Section 6.1.1 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended to read ten (10) days.
(m) The phrase (covering Borrowers obligation to indemnify Lender as required under this Agreement, and shall provide Products and Completed Operations Liability coverage). appearing in Section 6.1.2 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended to read (covering Borrowers obligation to indemnify lender as required under this Agreement, to the extent available, and shall provide Products and Completed Operations Liability coverage).
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(n) The percentage twenty-five percent (25%) appearing in of Section 6.1.10 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended to read forty percent (40%).
(o) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Article VI of the Loan Agreement, Borrower shall not be required to provide certified copies of any insurance policies, it being understood that delivery of originals or copies of such policies shall satisfy Borrowers obligations to deliver the same.
(p) The phrase thirty (30) days appearing in such Section 6.1.11 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended to read ten (10) days.
(q) The phrase thirty (30) days appearing in Section 6.1.12 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended to read ten (10) days.
(r) Section 8.1 of the Loan Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
Section 8.1 Restrictions on Transfers . Unless such action is permitted by the provisions of this Article VIII, Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any other Person holding any direct or indirect ownership interest in Borrower or the Property to, except with the prior written consent of Lender, (i) Transfer all or any part of the Property, or (ii) permit any Transfer (directly or indirectly) of any interest in Borrower, Borrower Parent, any SPE Entity, or the Property (other than pursuant to Leases of a space to tenants in accordance with this Agreement).
(s) Subsections (vi) (viii) of Section 8.5(b) of the Loan Agreement are hereby deleted in their entirety and replaced with the following:
(vi) Borrower Parents shall at all times maintain at least a 30% direct or indirect, equity interest in Borrower, (vii) Borrower Parents shall maintain management and control of Borrower and the Property, and (viii) Operating Partnership shall deliver to lender written affirmation of its obligations under the Recourse Guaranty and the Environmental Indemnity.
(t) Section 8.5(c) of the Loan Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Article VIII, no Lender approval, Rating Agency Confirmation or delivery of a Non-Consolidation Opinion shall be necessary or requested to effect or consummate any Transfers of interests in or of Borrower to any Affiliate of any Borrower Parent provided that (i) Borrower shall provide Lender with at least thirty (30) days prior written notice thereof, (ii) immediately prior to such Transfer, no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, (iii) there is no Change of Control and the persons responsible for the day to day management of the property remains unchanged, and (iv) Borrower shall pay (y) to Lender a transfer fee equal to one half of one percent (0.5%) of the outstanding Principal Amount of the Loan and (z) all of Lenders fees, costs and expenses, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys fees and costs, actually incurred by Lender in contraction with such Transfer. For purposes
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of this Section 8.5(c) only, a Change of Control shall mean a change in the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of the Controlled entity, whether through the ownership of voting securities or other beneficial interest, by contract or otherwise.
(u) The following is added as Section 8.5(d) of the Loan Agreement:
(d) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Article VIII, for so long as REIT and the Operating Partnership are Borrower Parents, the issuance, sale, conveyance, transfer, disposition, alienation, hypothecation, pledge or encumbrance (whether voluntary or involuntary or directly or indirectly) of (i) any securities, options, warrants or other interests in the REIT (a REIT Transfer ) or (ii) partnership interests and other interests in the Operating Partnership (an OP Transfer ) shall be permitted without Lenders prior written consent and no transfer fee shall be payable in connection therewith, provided that any such REIT Transfer and/or OP Transfer, as the case may be, does not (i) result in a Change in Control (hereinafter defined) of the REIT and/or the Operating Partnership or (ii) result in a change in control of the Property; provided, however, that (A) at all times the public issuance and/or trading of stock of the REIT shall at all times be permitted and (B) any REIT Transfer and/or OP Transfer, as the case may be, that would result from a merger and/or acquisition and/or consolidation of the REIT or the Operating Partnership, as the case may be, by or into any other Person shall not be permitted without Lenders prior written consent. Notwithstanding the foregoing:
(1) So long as a Change in Control does not occur, no consent of the Lender shall be required in connection with a merger of the REIT into or an acquisition of the REIT by a Qualified Transferee (hereinafter defined), so long as the following conditions are met:
(A) The REIT or the surviving entity if such entity is not the REIT (the REIT Successor ), shall continue to own 100% of the direct and indirect general partnership interests in the Operating Partnership, and the Operating Partnership shall continue to own 100% of the direct and indirect membership interests in Borrower.
(B) Lender must be given at least thirty (30) days prior written notice of the REIT Transfer, giving sufficient detail of the proposed transaction. This shall include, but not be limited to, a pro-forma balance sheet as of the expected date of the REIT Transfer.
(C) Borrower and Operating Partnership, in its capacity as an indemnitor/guarantor of the Loan, shall execute and deliver to a ratification agreement in form and content satisfactory to Lender in its reasonable discretion, ratifying their existing obligations under the Loan Documents and confirming that there has been no change in Borrowers organizational documents or Operating Partnerships organizational documents.
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(D) Borrower shall reimburse Lender for all of Lenders reasonable out of pocket costs and expenses related to the REIT Transfer, without limitation, Lenders reasonable attorneys fees and costs and the costs of Rating Agency review, if applicable, and shall pay to Lender a transfer fee equal to one percent (1%) of the outstanding Principal Amount of the Loan.
(2) If a Change in Control does occur in connection with a REIT Transfer and/or an OP Transfer, consent of the Lender shall be required in accordance with Article 8 of this Loan Agreement, and provided that such REIT Transfer is to a Qualified Transferee, such consent shall not be unreasonably withheld so long as all conditions set forth in Section 8.5(d)(1) hereinabove are satisfied and the provisions of Article 8 are satisfied.
(3) No REIT Transfer or OP Transfer shall relieve Borrower, Operating Partnership, as indemnitor/guarantor of the Loan, or the REIT (except where the REIT is not the surviving entity, and in such event the REIT Successor shall have assumed the REITs obligations under the Loan Documents) of any of their respective obligations and liabilities under the Note or any of the other Loan Documents.
For purposes of this Section 8.5(d), the term Change in Control shall mean (i) a change in the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of the controlled entity, whether through the ownership of voting securities or other beneficial interest, by contract or otherwise, or (ii) any transfer of interests or series of transfers of interests in the REIT which results in more than 49% of the ownership interests of the REIT or the surviving entity, as applicable, being held by any single person or entity or related group of people or entities which does not currently own more than 49% of the interests in the REIT.
For purposes of this Section 8.5(d), the term Qualified Transferee is defined as follows: Only one of the following:
(A) a real estate investment trust, bank, saving and loan association, investment bank, insurance company, trust company, commercial credit corporation, pension plan, pension fund or pension advisory firm, mutual fund, government entity or plan, provided that any of the foregoing entities referred to in this clause (A) satisfies the Eligibility Requirements;
(B) an investment company, money management firm or qualified institutional buyer within the meaning of Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or an institutional accredited investor within the meaning of Regulation D under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, provided that any of the foregoing entities referred to in this clause (B) satisfies the Eligibility Requirements;
(C) an institution substantially similar to any of the foregoing entities described in clauses (A) or (B) that satisfies the Eligibility Requirements;
(D) any entity Controlled by any of the entities described in clauses (A) or (B) above;
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(E) an investment fund, limited liability company, limited partnership or general partnership where a Permitted Fund Manager or an entity that is otherwise a Qualified Transferee under clauses (A) , (B) , (C) or (D) of this definition acts as the general partner, managing member or fund manager and at least 50% of the equity interests in such investment vehicle are owned, directly or indirectly, by one or more entities that are otherwise Qualified Transferees under clauses (A) , (B) , (C) or (D) of this definition; and
(F) is not a Prohibited Person.
For purposes of this Section 8.5(d), and notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 1.1 of the Loan Agreement, the term Eligibility Requirements means, with respect to any entity, that such entity (i) has capital/statutory surplus or shareholders equity in excess of $600,000,000, and (ii) is regularly engaged in the business of making or owning commercial real estate loans or operating commercial mortgage properties and has not less than seven (7) years of experience with the management of commercial real estate comparable to the Property and has a reputation in the industry reasonably equivalent to, or better than that of, the REIT, or is otherwise satisfactory to Lender in its reasonable discretion. For purposes of this Section, the term Permitted Fund Manager means, with respect to any entity, that such entity (i) is a nationally-recognized manager of investment funds investing in debt or equity interests relating to commercial real estate, or (ii) is a commercial real estate manager that controls or manages at least $500,000,000 in real estate equity assets.
Other than as specifically provided above, the terms and provisions of Article 8 of the Loan Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.
(v) The phrase Holding Company appearing several times in Section 11.2.3 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended to read the REIT in each instance.
(w) Section 19.3 of the Loan Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
THIS AGREEMENT WILL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE IN WHICH THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED, PROVIDED THAT TO THE EXTENT THAT ANY OF SUCH LAWS MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER BE PREEMPTED BY FEDERAL LAW, SUCH FEDERAL LAW SHALL SO GOVERN AND BE CONTROLLING, AND PROVIDED FURTHER THAT THE LAWS OF THE STATE IN WHICH THE PREMISES IS LOCATED SHALL GOVERN AS TO THE CREATION, PRIORITY AND ENFORCEMENT OF LIENS AND SECURITY INTERESTS IN THE PROPERTY LOCATED IN SUCH STATE.
(x) The addresses for notices set forth in Section 19.6 of the Loan Agreement shall be deemed deleted and the following substituted therefor:
If to Lender:
c/o Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
Charlotte Plaza, 9 th Floor
201 South College Street
Charlotte, North Carolina 28244
Attn: Asset Manager
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With a copy to:
Moore & Van Allen, PLLC
100 North Tryon Street, Suite 4700
Charlotte, North Carolina 28202
Attn: J. Keith Jones, Esq.
If to Borrower:
c/o Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P.
11601 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1600
Los Angeles, California 90025
Attn: Chief Financial Officer
With copies to:
Latham & Watkins, LLP
650 Town Center Drive, 20 th Floor
Costa Mesa, California 92626-1925
Attn: David Meckler
(y) The following shall be added as Article XX to the Loan Agreement:
XX. Collateral Reserve .
Section 20.1 Reserve Accounts Generally .
20.1.1 As additional security for the payment and performance by Borrower of all duties, responsibilities and obligations under the Note and the other Loan Documents, Borrower hereby unconditionally and irrevocably assigns, conveys, pledges, mortgages, transfers, delivers, deposits, sets over and confirms unto Lender, and hereby grants to Lender a security interest in (i) the Collateral Reserve (as hereinafter defined), and any other reserve or escrow account established pursuant to the terms hereof or any other Loan Document, (ii) the accounts into which the Collateral Reserve has been deposited, (iii) all insurance on said accounts, (iv) all accounts, contract rights and general intangibles or other rights and interests pertaining thereto, (v) all sums now or hereafter therein or represented thereby, (vi) all replacements, substitutions or proceeds thereof, (vii) all instruments and documents now or hereafter evidencing the Collateral Reserve or such accounts, (viii) all powers, options, rights, privileges and immunities pertaining to the Collateral Reserve (including the right to make withdrawals therefrom), and (ix) all proceeds of the foregoing. Borrower hereby authorizes and consents to the account into which the Collateral Reserve have been deposited being held in Lenders name or the name of any entity servicing the Note for Lender and hereby acknowledges and agrees that Lender, or at Lenders election, such servicing agent, shall have exclusive control over said account. Notice of the assignment and security interest granted to Lender herein may be delivered by Lender at any time to the financial
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institution wherein the Collateral Reserve have been established, and Lender, or such servicing entity, shall have possession of all passbooks or other evidences of such accounts. Borrower hereby assumes all risk of loss with respect to amounts on deposit in the Collateral Reserve. Borrower hereby knowingly, voluntarily and intentionally stipulates, acknowledges and agrees that the advancement of the funds from the Collateral Reserve as set forth herein is at Borrowers direction and is not the exercise by Lender of any right of set-off or other remedy upon a Default or an Event of Default. Borrower hereby waives all right to withdraw funds from the Collateral Reserve except as provided for in this Loan Agreement. If an Event of Default shall occur hereunder or under any other of the Loan Documents Lender may, without notice or demand on Borrower, at its option: (A) withdraw any or all of the funds (including, without limitation, interest) then remaining in the Collateral Reserve and apply the same, after deducting all costs and expenses of safekeeping, collection and delivery (including, but not limited to, reasonable attorneys fees, costs and expenses) to the Obligations in such manner as Lender shall deem appropriate in its sole discretion, and the excess, if any, shall be paid to Borrower, (B) exercise any and all rights and remedies of a secured party under any applicable Uniform Commercial Code, or (C) exercise any other remedies available at law or in equity. No such use or application of the funds contained in the Collateral Reserve shall be deemed to cure any Default or Event of Default.
20.1.2 The Collateral Reserve shall not, unless otherwise explicitly required by applicable law, be or be deemed to be escrow or trust funds, but, at Lenders option and in Lenders discretion, may either be held in a separate account or be commingled by Lender with the general funds of Lender. The Collateral Reserve is solely for the protection of Lender and entails no responsibility on Lenders part beyond the payment of the respective items for which they are held following receipt of bills, invoices or statements therefor in accordance with the terms hereof and beyond the allowing of due credit for the sums actually received. Upon assignment of this Loan Agreement by Lender, any funds in the Collateral Reserve shall be turned over to the assignee and any responsibility of Lender, as assignor, with respect thereto shall terminate. If there is an Event of Default under this Loan Agreement or any other Loan Documents, Lender may, but shall not be obligated to, apply at any time the balance then remaining in any or all of the Collateral Reserve against the Obligations in whatever order Lender shall subjectively determine. No such application of any or all of the Collateral Reserve shall be deemed to cure any Event of Default.
Section 20.2 Collateral Reserve . As additional security for the Obligations, on or before June 29, 2010, Borrower shall either (i) deposit an amount equal to $700,000 the Cash Deposit into a reserve established with Lender, or (ii) deliver to Lender an irrevocable standby letter of credit number, issued by an Approved Bank in the amount of $700,000 (the Collateral Reserve L/C ), which such standby letter of credit shall be a Letter of Credit as defined herein. If Borrower shall deliver a Collateral Reserve L/C, then Borrower hereby pledges and grants to Lender a security interest in and to the Collateral Reserve L/C and any and all proceeds which the Lender may realize from any draw on the Collateral Reserve L/C. If Borrower has delivered a Collateral Reserve L/C, then upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, Lender shall have the right to draw upon the Collateral Reserve L/C and deposit the funds into a reserve established with Lender. The reserve established in connection with either (i) the Cash Deposit, or (ii) from proceeds received by Lender upon a draw of the Collateral Reserve L/C, as applicable, shall be referred to herein as the Collateral Reserve. Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, Lender shall have the right to apply the Collateral Reserve to the Obligations in accordance with the terms hereof.
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If Borrower initially elects to make the Cash Deposit with Lender, then, so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, Borrower may at anytime upon ten (10) days prior notice to Lender substitute the same for a Collateral Reserve L/C, and upon receipt by Lender of such Collateral Reserve L/C, Lender shall return to Borrower the Cash Deposit then held by Lender.
Upon full payment of the Obligations in accordance with its terms or at such earlier time as Lender may elect, the balance of any or all of the Collateral Reserve or any Collateral Reserve L/C then in Lenders possession shall be paid over or returned, as applicable, to Borrower and no other party shall have any right or claim thereto. Upon maturity of the loan, Borrower may elect to use the funds then on deposit in the Collateral Reserve, if any, as a credit against the total amount due and payable to Lender.
(z) Exhibit C of the Loan Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety.
(aa) Exhibit H of the Loan Agreement is hereby deleted and replaced with Exhibit H attached hereto.
(bb) Exhibit O of the Loan Agreement is hereby supplemented with Exhibit O attached hereto, it being acknowledged that each of the Standard Form Lease attached as Exhibit O to the Loan Agreement or as Exhibit O attached hereto are each hereby approved by Lender.
(cc) Schedules VII , VIII , X , XI and XIII attached to the Loan Agreement are hereby deleted and replaced with Schedules VII , VIII , X , XI and XIII attached hereto.
(dd) The Granting Clause of the Mortgage is hereby modified by adding the following as items (xiii):
(xiii) all cash funds, deposit accounts, letter of credit proceeds and other rights and evidence of rights to cash, now or hereafter created or held by Lender pursuant to this Security Instrument or any other of the Loan Documents (as hereinafter defined), including, without limitation, all funds now or hereafter on deposit in the Collateral Reserve (as defined in the Loan Agreement).
(ee) Section 12(g) of the Mortgage is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
THIS SECURITY INSTRUMENT WILL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE IN WHICH THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED, PROVIDED THAT TO THE EXTENT THAT ANY OF SUCH LAWS MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER BE PREEMPTED BY FEDERAL LAW, SUCH FEDERAL LAW SHALL SO GOVERN AND BE CONTROLLING, AND PROVIDED FURTHER THAT THE LAWS OF THE STATE IN WHICH THE PREMISES IS LOCATED SHALL GOVERN AS TO THE CREATION, PRIORITY AND ENFORCEMENT OF LIENS AND SECURITY INTERESTS IN THE PROPERTY LOCATED IN SUCH STATE.
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(ff) Section 12(m) of the Mortgage is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
(m) Intentionally omitted.
(gg) All references to MSREF in the Environmental Indemnity Agreement shall be replaced with Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P..
(hh) Section 4(l) of the Environmental Indemnity Agreement and Section 8(k) of the Indemnity Agreement are hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE IN WHICH THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED, EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT THAT THE APPLICABILITY OF ANY OF SUCH LAWS MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER BE PREEMPTED BY FEDERAL LAW, IN WHICH CASE SUCH FEDERAL LAW SHALL SO GOVERN AND BE CONTROLLING.
(ii) Section 8(m) of the Assignment is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
THIS ASSIGNMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE IN WHICH THE PROPERTY IS SITUATED, EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT THAT ANY OF SUCH LAWS MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER BE PREEMPTED BY FEDERAL LAW, IN WHICH CASE SUCH FEDERAL LAW SHALL SO GOVERN AND BE CONTROLLING.
(jj) Section 5(k) of the Note is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
THIS NOTE SHALL BE INTERPRETED, CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF THE STATE IN WHICH THE PROPERTY (AS DEFINED IN THE LOAN AGREEMENT) IS LOCATED.
(kk) The first sentence of Section 2 of the Indemnity is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
Guarantor hereby unconditionally, irrevocably and absolutely guarantees to Lender (i) the prompt and unconditional payment of all obligations and liabilities of Borrower for which Borrower shall be personally liable pursuant to Section 18.2 of the Loan Agreement, and (ii) the due and punctual payment of the Note limited to an amount equal to the principal sum of seven hundred thousand and 00/100 dollars ($700,000). This principal sum of seven hundred thousand and 00/100 dollars ($700,000) guaranteed pursuant to this Section 2 shall not be reduced by any installment payments and permitted principal payments pursuant to the terms of the Note, but shall remain fixed sum notwithstanding any such payments of principal (collectively, the Guaranteed Obligations) .
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14. Conditions . This Agreement shall be of no force and effect until each of the following conditions has been met to the complete satisfaction of Lender:
(a) Fees and Expenses . Borrower shall pay, or cause to be paid (i) all costs and expenses incident to the preparation and execution hereof and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, including reasonable legal fees of Lenders counsel, and (ii) a transfer fee to Lender being one half of one percent (0.5%) of the outstanding principal balance of the Note as of the date of this Agreement, the next regularly scheduled monthly payment due under the Loan, and the other fees and expenses outlined in the beneficiary statement distributed to the parties by Lender.
(b) Other Conditions . Satisfaction of all requirements under the closing checklist for this transaction as determined by Lender and Lenders counsel in their sole discretion.
15. Default .
(a) Breach . Any breach by Borrower or Assignee of the representations and warranties contained herein shall constitute an Event of Default. Any breach by Original Indemnitors or Assignor of the representations and warranties contained herein shall constitute a default by Original Indemnitors or Assignor, as the case may be, under this Agreement.
(b) Failure to Comply . Any failure by Borrower or Assignee to fulfill any one of the conditions set forth in this Agreement shall constitute a default under this Agreement and an Event of Default. Any failure by Original Indemnitors or Assignor to fulfill any one of the conditions in this Agreement shall constitute a default by Original Indemnitors or Assignor, as the case may be, under this Agreement.
16. Further Representations, Warranties and Covenants of Borrower . As a condition of this Agreement, Borrower represents and warrants to Lender, as of the date hereof, as follows:
(a) Borrower is a limited liability company duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and is authorized to transact business and in good standing in the State of California. Borrower has full power and authority to enter into and carry out the terms of this Agreement and to continue to carry out the terms of the Loan Documents.
(b) This Agreement and all other documents executed by Borrower in connection with constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligations of Borrower enforceable in accordance with their terms, except as enforceability thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar laws of general application affecting the enforcement of creditors rights or general equitable principals, whether applied in law or equity. Neither the entry into nor the performance of and compliance with this Agreement has resulted or will result in any violation of, or a conflict with or a default under, any judgment, decree, order, mortgage, indenture, contract, agreement or lease by which Borrower or any property of Borrower is bound, or any statute, rule or regulation applicable to Borrower.
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(c) The Loan Documents, as modified hereby, constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of Borrower, enforceable in accordance with their terms, except as enforceability thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar laws of general application affecting the enforcement of creditors rights or general equitable principals, whether applied in law or equity. Neither the entry into nor the performance of and compliance with the Loan Documents, as modified hereby, this Agreement has resulted or will result in any violation of, or a conflict with or a default under, any judgment, decree, order, mortgage, indenture, contract, agreement or lease by which Borrower or any property of Borrower is bound, or any statute, rule or regulation applicable to Borrower.
(d) There is no action, proceeding or investigation pending or, to knowledge of Borrower, threatened which questions, directly or indirectly, the validity or enforceability of this Agreement or the Loan Documents, as modified hereby, or any action taken or to be taken pursuant hereto or thereto, or which might result in any material adverse change in the condition (financial or otherwise) or business of Borrower.
(e) To the knowledge of Borrower, there has been no legislative action, regulatory change, revocation of license or right to transact business, fire, explosion, flood, drought, windstorm, earthquake, accident, other casualty or act of God, labor trouble, riot, civil commotion, condemnation or other action or event which has had any material adverse effect on the business or condition (financial or otherwise) of Borrower or any of its properties or assets, whether insured against or not, since the request for the Transfer was submitted to Lender.
(f) Borrower has not received any written notices from any governmental entity claiming that Borrower or the Property is not presently in compliance with any laws, ordinances, rules and regulations bearing upon the use and operation of the Property including, without limitation, any notice relating to zoning laws or building code regulations.
(g) The certified rent roll provided to Lender and certified as of the date hereof is a true, complete and accurate summary of all leases ( Tenant Leases or individually, a Tenant Lease ) affecting the Property in all material respects as of the date of this Agreement. No rent has been prepaid under any Tenant Lease except rent for the current month. To the knowledge of Borrower, each Tenant Lease has been duly executed and delivered by, and is a binding obligation of, the respective tenant, except as enforceability thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar laws of general application affecting the enforcement of creditors rights or general equitable principals, whether applied in law or equity, and each Tenant Lease is in full force and effect. Each Tenant Lease is fully and freely assignable by the landlord without notice to or the consent of the tenant thereunder.
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(h) Borrower will not permit the transfer of any interest in Borrower to any person or entity (or any beneficial owner of such entity) who is listed on the specifically Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List maintained by the Office of Foreign Asset Control, Department of the Treasury pursuant to Executive Order No. 13224, 66 Fed. Reg. 49079 (Sept. 25, 2001) or any other list of terrorists or terrorist organizations maintained pursuant to any of the rules and regulations of Office of Foreign Asset Control, Department of the Treasury or pursuant to any other applicable Executive Orders (such lists are collectively referred to as the OFAC Lists ). Borrower will not knowingly enter into a lease with any party who is listed on the OFAC Lists. Borrower shall immediately notify Lender if Borrower has knowledge that any member or beneficial owner of Borrower is listed on the OFAC Lists or is (A) indicted on or (B) arraigned and held over on charges involving money laundering or predicate crimes to money laundering. Borrower shall immediately notify Lender if Borrower knows that any tenant is listed on the OFAC Lists or (A) is convicted on, (B) pleads nolo contendere to, (C) is indicted on, or (D) is arraigned and held over on charges involving money laundering or predicate crimes to money laundering. Borrower further represents and warrants to Lender that Borrower is currently not on the OFAC list.
(i) No representation or warranty of Borrower made in this Agreement contains any untrue statement of material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary in order to make such representations and warranties not misleading in light of the circumstances under which they are made.
Any breach of Borrower of any of the representations and warranties shall constitute an Event of Default under the Mortgage and the other Loan Documents, as modified hereby.
17. Further Representations, Warranties and Covenants of Assignee . As a condition of this Agreement, Assignee represents and warrants to Lender, as of the date hereof, as follows:
(a) Assignee is a limited partnership duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Maryland, and is authorized to transact business as a foreign limited partnership in each jurisdiction in which such authorization is necessary for the operation of the business or properties of Borrower. Following the consummation of the Transfer, Assignee will be, and shall remain (subject to the Amended Borrower Organizational Documents), the sole member of Borrower and has full power and authority to enter into this Agreement on its own behalf and on behalf of Borrower, to own the Transferred Ownership Interests, to carry out the terms of the Indemnity Agreement and Environmental Indemnity Agreement, each as modified hereby, and to become obligated for the obligations of Original Indemnitor thereunder.
(b) This Agreement, the Contribution Agreement and all other documents executed by Assignee in connection therewith or herewith constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligations of Assignee enforceable in accordance with their terms, except as enforceability thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar laws of general application affecting the enforcement of creditors rights or general equitable principals, whether applied in law or equity. Neither the entry into nor the performance of
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and compliance with this Agreement has resulted or will result in any violation of, or a conflict with or a default under, any judgment, decree, order, mortgage, indenture, contract, agreement or lease by which Assignee or any property of Assignee is bound, or any statute, rule or regulation applicable to Assignee.
(c) The Indemnity Agreement and Environmental Indemnity Agreement, each as modified hereby, constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of Assignee, in its capacity as an Indemnitor or Guarantor, as applicable, enforceable in accordance with their terms, except as enforceability thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar laws of general application affecting the enforcement of creditors rights or general equitable principals, whether applied in law or equity. Neither the entry into nor the performance of and compliance with this Agreement, the Contribution Agreement or the other documents executed by Assignee in connection therewith or herewith has resulted or will result in any violation of, or a conflict with or a default under, any judgment, decree, order, mortgage, indenture, contract, agreement or lease by which Assignee or any property of Assignee is bound, or any statute, rule or regulation applicable to Assignee.
(d) There is no action, proceeding or investigation pending or, to knowledge of Assignee, threatened which questions, directly or indirectly, the validity or enforceability of this Agreement or the Indemnity Agreement or Environmental Indemnity Agreement, each as modified hereby, or any action taken or to be taken pursuant hereto or thereto, or which might result in any material adverse change in the condition (financial or otherwise) or business of Assignee.
(e) To the knowledge of Assignee, there has been no legislative action, regulatory change, revocation of license or right to transact business, fire, explosion, flood, drought, windstorm, earthquake, accident, other casualty or act of God, labor trouble, riot, civil commotion, condemnation or other action or event which has had any material adverse effect on the business or condition (financial or otherwise) of Assignee or any of its properties or assets, whether insured against or not, since the request for the Transfer was submitted to Lender.
(f) The financial statements and other data and information supplied by Assignee in connection with the request for the Transfer or otherwise supplied in contemplation of the Transfer were in all material respects true and correct on the dates they were supplied, and since their dates no material adverse change in the financial condition of Assignee has occurred, and there is not any pending or threatened litigation or proceedings which might impair to a material extent the business or financial condition of Assignee. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any projections and pro forma financial information supplied by Assignee or HPP (as hereinafter defined) in connection with Assignees request for the Transfer are based upon good faith estimates and assumptions believed by Assignee to be reasonable at the time made and, with respect to such projections and pro forma financial information, it is recognized by Lender that such projections as to future events are not to be viewed as facts and that actual results during the period or periods covered by any such projections may differ from the projected results and that the differences may be material.
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(g) No representation or warranty of Assignee made in this Agreement contains any untrue statement of material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary in order to make such representations and warranties not misleading in light of the circumstances under which they are made.
Any breach of Assignee of any of the representations and warranties shall constitute an Event of Default under the Mortgage and the other Loan Documents, as modified hereby.
17. Representations, Warranties and Covenants of Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc .
(a) Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc. ( HPP ) represents and warrants to Lender that, as of the date hereof, HPP is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Maryland, and is authorized to transact business as a foreign corporation in each jurisdiction in which such authorization is necessary for the operation of the business or properties of Borrower and Assignee. HPP is and shall remain the sole General Partner of Assignee and has full power and authority to enter into this Agreement on its own behalf and on behalf of Assignee.
(b) HPP hereby represents, warrants, covenants and agrees that at all times until the Obligations have been fully satisfied, HPP shall maintain (i) a Tangible Net Worth (as defined below) in excess of $232,500,000, and (ii) Liquid Assets (as defined below) having a market value in excess of $19,500,000. As used in this Agreement, Tangible Net Worth means, as of a given date, HPPs equity calculated by subtracting total liabilities of HPP from total assets of HPP, with evidence of such valuation reasonably acceptable to Lender and as may be requested by Lender from time to time, but no more frequently than one time per calendar year. As used in this Agreement, Liquid Assets means assets in the form of cash, cash equivalents, obligations of (or fully guaranteed as to principal and interest by) the United States or any agency or instrumentality thereof (provided the full faith and credit of the United States supports such obligation or guarantee), certificates of deposit issued by a commercial bank having net assets of not less than $500 million, securities used and traded on a recognized stock exchange or traded over the counter and listed in the National Association of Securities Dealers Automatic Quotations, or liquid debt instruments that have a readily ascertainable value and are regularly traded in a recognized financial market.
18. Further Representations, Warranties and Covenants of Assignor . As a condition of this Agreement, Assignor represents and warrants to Lender as follows:
(a) Assignor is a limited partnership duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware. Assignor has full power and authority to enter into and carry out the terms of this Agreement and to carry out the Transfer.
(b) This Agreement, the Contribution Agreement and all other documents executed by Assignor in connection therewith or herewith constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of Assignor enforceable in accordance with their respective terms, except as enforceability thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar
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laws of general application affecting the enforcement of creditors rights or general equitable principals, whether applied in law or equity. Neither the entry into nor the performance of and compliance with this Agreement, the Contribution Agreement or the other documents executed by Assignor in connection therewith or herewith has resulted or will result in any violation of, or a conflict with or a default under, any judgment, decree, order, mortgage, indenture, contract, agreement or lease by which Assignor or any property of Assignor is bound, or any statute, rule or regulation applicable to Assignor.
(c) No representation or warranty of Assignor made in this Agreement contains any untrue statement of material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary in order to make such representations and warranties not misleading in light of the circumstances under which they are made.
18. Further Representations, Warranties and Covenants of Original Indemnitors . As a condition of this Agreement, each Original Indemnitor (for itself and not jointly with any other Original Indemnitor) represents and warrants to Lender as follows:
(a) Such Original Indemnitor is a limited partnership duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, and is authorized to execute this Agreement.
(b) This Agreement constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligations of such Original Indemnitor enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability hereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar laws of general application affecting the enforcement of creditors rights or general equitable principals, whether applied in law or equity. Neither the entry into nor the performance of and compliance with this Agreement has resulted or will result in any violation of, or a conflict with or a default under, any judgment, decree, order, mortgage, indenture, contract, agreement or lease by which such Original Indemnitor or any property of such Original Indemnitor is bound, or any statute, rule or regulation applicable to Borrower.
(c) No representation or warranty of such Original Indemnitor made in this Agreement contains any untrue statement of material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary in order to make such representations and warranties not misleading in light of the circumstances under which they are made.
19. No Further Consents . Borrower and Assignee acknowledge and agree that Lenders consent herein contained is expressly limited to the Transfer and Substitution as herein described, that such consents shall not waive or render unnecessary Lenders consent or approval of any subsequent sale, conveyance, assignment or transfer of the Property or any interest therein, or any future substitution of indemnitor, except as may be specifically permitted in the Loan Documents, as modified hereby, and Borrower, Assignee and Lender acknowledge and agree that Article 8 of the Mortgage, as modified hereby, shall continue in full force and effect.
20. Incorporation of Recitals . Each of the Recitals set forth above in this Agreement are incorporated herein and made a part hereof.
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21. Property Remains as Security for Lender . All of the Property as described and defined in the Mortgage shall remain in all respects subject to the lien, charge or encumbrance of the Mortgage, and nothing herein contained and nothing done pursuant hereto shall affect or be construed to release or affect the liability of any party or parties who may now or hereafter be liable under or on account of the Note or the Mortgage, nor shall anything herein contained or done in pursuance hereof affect or be construed to affect any other security for the Note, if any, held by Lender.
22. No Waiver by Lender . Nothing contained herein shall be deemed a waiver of any of Lenders rights or remedies under any loan agreement, the Note, the Mortgage, the Loan Documents or applicable law, except as expressly provided herein.
23. Captions . The headings to the Sections of this Agreement have been inserted for convenience of reference only and shall in no way modify or restrict any provisions hereof or be used to construe any such provisions.
24. Partial Invalidity . If any provision of this Agreement is held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable under present or future laws, such provision shall be fully severable, and this Agreement shall be construed and enforced as if such illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision had never comprised a part of this Agreement.
25. Entire Agreement . This Agreement and the documents contemplated to be executed herewith constitutes the entire agreement among the parties hereto with respect to the Transfer and Substitution and shall not be amended unless such amendment is in writing and executed by each of the parties. This Agreement supersedes all prior negotiations regarding the subject matter hereof. This Agreement may not be amended, revised, waived, discharged, released or terminated orally, but only by a written instrument or instruments executed by the party against which enforcement of the amendment, revision, waiver, discharge, release or termination is asserted. Any alleged amendment, revision, waiver, discharge, release or termination which is not so documented shall not be effective as to any party.
26. Binding Effect . This Agreement and the documents contemplated to be executed in connection herewith shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns; provided, however, that the foregoing provisions of this Section shall not be deemed to be a consent by Lender to any further sale, conveyance, assignment or transfer of the Property or any interest therein, except as may be specifically permitted in the Loan Documents, as modified hereby.
27. Multiple Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in multiple counterparts, each of which will be an original, but all of which, taken together, will constitute one and the same Agreement.
28. Governing Law . This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State where the Property is located.
29. Effective Date . This Agreement shall be effective as of the date of its execution and delivery by the parties hereto and thereupon is incorporated into the terms of the Loan Documents, and shall modify the Loan Documents as expressly provided herein.
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30. Time of Essence . Time is of the essence with respect to all provisions of this Agreement.
31. Cumulative Remedies . All remedies contained in this Agreement are cumulative and Lender shall also have all other remedies provided at law and in equity or in the Mortgage and the other Loan Documents, as modified hereby. Such remedies may be pursued separately, successively or concurrently at the sole subjective direction of Lender and may be exercised in any order and as often as occasion therefor shall arise.
32. Construction . Each party hereto acknowledges that it has participated in the negotiation of this Agreement and that no provision shall be construed against or interpreted to the disadvantage of any party. Each of the parties has had sufficient time to review this Agreement, have been represented by legal counsel at all times, have entered into this Agreement voluntarily and without fraud, duress, undue influence or coercion of any kind. No representations or warranties have been made by Lender to any party except as set forth in this Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement to be effective as of the date first aforesaid.
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U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, successor-in-interest to Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Trustee under the PSA for the Registered Holders of CD 2007-CD4 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series CD 2007-CD4 |
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EXHIBIT H
BORROWER ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE
[See attached.]
EXHIBIT O (Supplement)
STANDARD FORM OF LEASE
[See attached.]
STANDARD OFFICE LEASE
This Standard Office Lease ( Lease ) is made and entered into as of this day of , 20 , by and between GLENBOROUGH TIERRASANTA, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ( Landlord ), and , a ( Tenant ).
Landlord hereby leases to Tenant and Tenant hereby leases from Landlord the premises described
as Suite No.
, as designated on the plan attached hereto and incorporated herein as
Exhibit A
(
Premises
), of the project
(
Project
) now known as Tierrasanta Research Park whose address is 9755-9775 Claremont Mesa Boulevard, Suite
, San Diego, California, for the Term and
ARTICLE 1
BASIC LEASE PROVISIONS
A. | Term : | ( ) years. | ||||||
Commencement Date : | The earliest of (i) the date Tenant first commences to conduct business in the Premises, or (ii) the date of Substantial Completion of Improvements in the Premises. The Commencement Date is currently estimated to be on or about . | |||||||
Expiration Date : | The date immediately preceding the ( ) anniversary of the Commencement Date; provided, however, that if the Commencement Date is a date other than the first (1 st ) day of a month, the Expiration Date shall be the last day of the month which is ( ) months after the month in which the Commencement Date falls, unless extended or earlier terminated pursuant to this Lease. [Note: INSERT SAME NUMBERS OF MONTHS AS TERM] | |||||||
B. | Square Footage : | rentable ( usable) square feet. | ||||||
C. | Basic Rental : |
Lease Year |
Annual Basic Rental |
Monthly Basic Rental |
Monthly Basic
Rental
Per Rentable Square Foot |
D. | Base Year : | |||||||
E. | Tenants Proportionate Share : | % | ||||||
F. | Security Deposit : | A security deposit of $ shall be due and payable by Tenant to Landlord upon Tenants execution of this Lease. |
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G. | Permitted Use: | General office use consistent with the character of the Project as a first-class office project. | ||
H. | Brokers: | |||
I. | Parking Passes: | Tenant shall rent ( ) unreserved parking passes for each 1,000 [usable or rentable] square feet contained in the Premises, which equals ( ) unreserved passes, upon the terms and conditions and at the rate provided in Article 23 hereof. | ||
J. | Initial Installment of Basic Rental: | The first full months Basic Rental of $ shall be due and payable by Tenant to Landlord upon Tenants execution of this Lease. |
ARTICLE 2
TERM/PREMISES
The Term of this Lease shall commence on the Commencement Date as set forth in Article 1.A. of the Basic Lease Provisions and shall end on the Expiration Date set forth in Article 1.A. of the Basic Lease Provisions. For purposes of this Lease, the term Lease Year shall mean each consecutive twelve (12) month period during the Term, with the first (1 st ) Lease Year commencing on the Commencement Date; however, (a) if the Commencement Date falls on a day other than the first (1 st ) day of a calendar month, the first (1 st ) Lease Year shall end on the last day of the eleventh (11 th ) month after the Commencement Date and the second (2 nd ) and each succeeding Lease Year shall commence on the first (1 st ) day of the next calendar month, and (b) the last Lease Year shall end on the Expiration Date. If Landlord does not deliver possession of the Premises to Tenant on or before the estimated Commencement Date (as set forth in Article 1.A, above), Landlord shall not be subject to any liability for its failure to do so, and such failure shall not affect the validity of this Lease nor the obligations of Tenant hereunder. Landlord and Tenant hereby stipulate that the Premises contains the number of square feet specified in Article 1.B. of the Basic Lease Provisions, except that the rentable and usable square feet of the Premises and the Project are subject to verification from time to time by Landlords architect/space planner. In the event that Landlords architect/space planner determines that the amounts thereof shall be different from those set forth in this Lease, all amounts, percentages and figures appearing or referred to in this Lease based upon such incorrect amount (including, without limitation, the amount of the Basic Rental, Tenants Proportionate Share [ADD IF APPLICABLE: , and the Improvement Allowance, as that term is defined in Section 2 of the Tenant Work Letter) ] shall be modified in accordance with such determination. If such determination is made, it will be confirmed in writing by Landlord to Tenant. Landlord may deliver to Tenant a Commencement Letter in a form substantially similar to that attached hereto as Exhibit C , which Tenant shall execute and return to Landlord within five (5) days of receipt thereof. Failure of Tenant to timely execute and deliver the Commencement Letter shall constitute acknowledgment by Tenant that the statements included in such notice are true and correct, without exception.
ARTICLE 3
RENTAL
(a) Basic Rental . Tenant agrees to pay to Landlord during the Term hereof, at Landlords office or to such other person or at such other place as directed from time to time by written notice to Tenant from Landlord, the monthly and annual sums as set forth in Article 1.C. of the Basic Lease Provisions, payable in advance on the first (1 st ) day of each calendar month, without demand, setoff or deduction, and in the event this Lease commences or the date of expiration of this Lease occurs other than on the first (1 st ) day or last day of a calendar month, the rent for such month shall be prorated. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the first full months Basic Rental shall be paid to Landlord in accordance with Article 1.J. of the Basic Lease
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Provisions and, if the Commencement Date is not the first day of a month, Basic Rental for the partial month commencing as of the Commencement Date shall be prorated based upon the actual number of days in such month and shall be due and payable upon the Commencement Date. Any and all amounts due and payable by Tenant pursuant to this Lease (other than Basic Rental and the Security Deposit) shall be deemed Additional Rent and Landlord shall be entitled to exercise the same rights and remedies upon default in these payments as Landlord is entitled to exercise with respect to defaults in monthly Basic Rental payments. Basic Rental and Additional Rental are sometimes herein collectively referred to as Rental.
(b) Increase in Direct Costs . The term Base Year means the calendar year set forth in Article 1.D. of the Basic Lease Provisions. In the event either the Premises and/or the Project is expanded or reduced, then Tenants Proportionate Share shall be appropriately adjusted, and as to the calendar year in which such change occurs, Tenants Proportionate Share for such calendar year shall be determined on the basis of the number of days during that particular calendar year that such Tenants Proportionate Share was in effect. In the event this Lease shall terminate on any date other than the last day of a calendar year, the additional sum payable hereunder by Tenant during the calendar year in which this Lease terminates shall be prorated on the basis of the relationship which the number of days which have elapsed from the commencement of said calendar year to and including said date on which this Lease terminates bears to three hundred sixty five (365).
(c) Definitions . As used herein the term Direct Costs shall mean the sum of the following:
(i) Tax Costs, which shall mean any and all real estate taxes and other similar charges on real property or improvements, assessments, water and sewer charges, and all other charges assessed, reassessed or levied upon the Project and appurtenances thereto and the parking or other facilities thereof, or the real property thereunder (collectively the Real Property ) or attributable thereto or on the rents, issues, profits or income received or derived therefrom which are assessed, reassessed or levied by the United States, the State of California or any local government authority or agency or any political subdivision thereof, and shall include Landlords reasonable legal fees, costs and disbursements incurred in connection with proceedings for reduction of Tax Costs or any part thereof; provided, however, if at any time after the date of this Lease the methods of taxation now prevailing shall be altered so that in lieu of or as a supplement to or a substitute for the whole or any part of any Tax Costs, there shall be assessed, reassessed or levied (a) a tax, assessment, reassessment, levy, imposition or charge wholly or partially as a net income, capital or franchise levy or otherwise on the rents, issues, profits or income derived therefrom, or (b) a tax, assessment, reassessment, levy (including but not limited to any municipal, state or federal levy), imposition or charge measured by or based in whole or in part upon the Real Property and imposed upon Landlord, then except to the extent such items are payable by Tenant under Article 6 below, such taxes, assessments, reassessments or levies or the part thereof so measured or based, shall be deemed to be included in the term Direct Costs. In no event shall Tax Costs included in Direct Costs for any year subsequent to the Base Year be less than the amount of Tax Costs included in Direct Costs for the Base Year. In addition, when calculating Tax Costs for the Base Year, special assessments shall only be deemed included in Tax Costs for the Base Year to the extent that such special assessments are included in Tax Costs for the applicable subsequent calendar year during the Term.
(ii) Operating Costs, which shall mean all costs and expenses paid or incurred by Landlord in connection with the maintenance, operation, replacement, ownership and repair of the Project, the equipment, the intrabuilding cabling and wiring, adjacent walks, malls and landscaped and common areas and the parking structure, areas and facilities of the Project. Operating Costs shall include but not be limited to, salaries, wages, medical, surgical and general welfare benefits and pension payments, payroll taxes, fringe benefits, employment taxes, workers compensation, uniforms and dry cleaning thereof for all persons who perform duties connected with the operation, maintenance and repair of the Project, its equipment, the intrabuilding cabling and wiring and the adjacent walks and landscaped areas, including janitorial, gardening, security, parking, operating engineer, elevator, painting, plumbing, electrical, carpentry, heating, ventilation, air conditioning and window washing; hired services; a reasonable allowance for depreciation of the cost of acquiring or the rental expense of personal property used in the maintenance, operation and repair of the Project; accountants fees incurred in the preparation of rent adjustment statements (including, without limitation, bookkeeping and other property accounting costs); legal fees; real estate tax consulting fees; personal property
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taxes on property used in the maintenance and operation of the Project; fees, costs, expenses or dues payable pursuant to the terms of any covenants, conditions or restrictions or owners association pertaining to the Project; capital expenditures incurred to effect economies of operation of, or stability of services to, the Project or otherwise incurred in order to enhance or upgrade the safety, security, fire/life/safety or other operating systems of the Project, and capital expenditures required by government regulations, laws, or ordinances including, but not limited to the Americans with Disabilities Act; provided however that any such permitted capital expenditure shall be amortized (with interest at ten percent (10%) per annum) over its useful life and only the amortized portion (together with accrued interest thereon) shall be included in Operating Costs for such year; costs incurred (capital or otherwise) on a regular recurring basis every three (3) or more years for certain maintenance projects (e.g., parking lot slurry coat or replacement of lobby and elevator cab carpeting); the cost of all charges for electricity, gas, water and other utilities furnished to the Project, including any taxes thereon; the cost of all charges for fire and extended coverage, liability and all other insurance in connection with the Project carried by Landlord; the cost of all building and cleaning supplies and materials; the cost of all charges for cleaning, maintenance and service contracts and other services with independent contractors and administration fees; a property management fee (which fee may be imputed if Landlord has internalized management or otherwise acts as its own property manager) and license, permit and inspection fees relating to the Project. In the event, during any calendar year, the Project is less than ninety-five percent (95%) occupied at all times, Operating Costs shall be adjusted to reflect the Operating Costs of the Project as though ninety-five percent (95%) were occupied at all times, and the increase or decrease in the sums owed hereunder shall be based upon such Operating Costs as so adjusted. In no event shall costs for any item of utilities included in Direct Costs for any year subsequent to the Base Year be less than the amount included in Direct Costs for the Base Year for such utility item. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Article 3, when calculating Operating Costs for the Base Year, Operating Costs shall exclude (a) increases due to extraordinary circumstances including, but not limited to, labor-related boycotts and strikes, utility rate hikes, utility conservation surcharges, or other surcharges, insurance premiums resulting from terrorism coverage, catastrophic events and/or the management of environmental risks, and (b) amortization of any capital items including, but not limited to, capital improvements, capital repairs and capital replacements (including such amortized costs where the actual improvement, repair or replacement was made in prior years). Furthermore, if a category or categories of services are provided or an unexpected increase in services are provided by Landlord in the Base Year, but not in subsequent calendar year(s), the Base Year shall be retroactively adjusted to reflect the Direct Costs which would have been incurred during the Base Year had such category or categories of services or unexpected increase in services not been provided during the Base Year.
(d) Determination of Payment .
(i) If for any calendar year ending or commencing within the Term, Tenants Proportionate Share of Direct Costs for such calendar year exceeds Tenants Proportionate Share of Direct Costs for the Base Year, then Tenant shall pay to Landlord, in the manner set forth in Sections 3(d)(ii) and (iii), below, and as Additional Rent, an amount equal to the excess (the Excess ).
(ii) Landlord shall give Tenant a yearly expense estimate statement (the Estimate Statement ) which shall set forth Landlords reasonable estimate (the Estimate) of what the total amount of Direct Costs for the then-current calendar year shall be and the estimated Excess (the Estimated Excess ) as calculated by comparing Tenants Proportionate Share of Direct Costs for such calendar year, which shall be based upon the Estimate, to Tenants Proportionate Share of Direct Costs for the Base Year. The failure of Landlord to timely furnish the Estimate Statement for any calendar year shall not preclude Landlord from subsequently enforcing its rights to collect any Estimated Excess under this Article 3, once such Estimated Excess has been determined by Landlord. If pursuant to the Estimate Statement an Estimated Excess is calculated for the then-current calendar year, Tenant shall pay, with its next installment of Monthly Basic Rental due, a fraction of the Estimated Excess for the then-current calendar year (reduced by any amounts paid pursuant to the last sentence of this Section 3(d)(ii)). Such fraction shall have as its numerator the number of months which have elapsed in such current calendar year to the month of such payment, both months inclusive, and shall have twelve (12) as its denominator. Until a new Estimate Statement is furnished, Tenant shall pay monthly, with the Monthly Basic Rental installments, an amount equal to one-twelfth (1/12) of the total Estimated Excess set forth in the previous Estimate Statement delivered by Landlord to Tenant.
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(iii) In addition, Landlord shall endeavor to give to Tenant as soon as reasonably practicable following the end of each calendar year, a statement (the Statement ) which shall state the Direct Costs incurred or accrued for such preceding calendar year, and which shall indicate the amount, if any, of the Excess. Upon receipt of the Statement for each calendar year during the Term, if amounts paid by Tenant as Estimated Excess are less than the actual Excess as specified on the Statement, Tenant shall pay, with its next installment of monthly Basic Rental due, the full amount of the Excess for such calendar year, less the amounts, if any, paid during such calendar year as Estimated Excess. If, however, the Statement indicates that amounts paid by Tenant as Estimated Excess are greater than the actual Excess as specified on the Statement, such overpayment shall be credited against Tenants next installments of Estimated Excess. The failure of Landlord to timely furnish the Statement for any calendar year shall not prejudice Landlord from enforcing its rights under this Article 3, once such Statement has been delivered. Even though the Term has expired or been terminated and Tenant has vacated the Premises, when the final determination is made of Tenants Proportionate Share of the Direct Costs for the calendar year in which this Lease terminates, if an Excess is present, Tenant shall immediately pay to Landlord an amount as calculated pursuant to the provisions of this Section 3(d). The provisions of this Section 3(d)(iii) shall survive the expiration or earlier termination of the Term.
(iv) If the Project is a part of a multi-building development (the Development ), those Direct Costs attributable to such development as a whole (and not attributable solely to any individual building therein) shall be allocated by Landlord to the Project and to the other buildings within such development on an equitable basis, as reasonably determined by Landlord.
(e) Audit Right . Within one hundred twenty (120) days after receipt of a Statement by Tenant ( Review Period ), if Tenant disputes the amount set forth in the Statement, Tenants employees or an independent certified public accountant (which accountant is a member of a nationally or regionally recognized accounting firm and is not retained on a contingency fee basis), designated by Tenant, may, after reasonable notice to Landlord ( Review Notice ) and at reasonable times, inspect Landlords records at Landlords offices, provided that Tenant is not then in default after expiration of all applicable cure periods and provided further that Tenant and such accountant or representative shall, and each of them shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to cause their respective agents and employees to, maintain all information contained in Landlords records in strict confidence. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Tenant shall only have the right to review Landlords records one (1) time during any twelve (12) month period. If after such inspection, but within thirty (30) days after the Review Period, Tenant notifies Landlord in writing ( Dispute Notice ) that Tenant still disputes such amounts, a certification as to the proper amount shall be made in accordance with Landlords standard accounting practices, at Tenants expense, by an independent certified public accountant selected by Landlord and who is a member of a nationally or regionally recognized accounting firm. Tenants failure to deliver the Review Notice within the Review Period or to deliver the Dispute Notice within thirty (30) days after the Review Period shall be deemed to constitute Tenants approval of such Statement and Tenant, thereafter, waives the right or ability to dispute the amounts set forth in such Statement. If Tenant timely delivers the Review Notice and the Dispute Notice, Landlord shall cooperate in good faith with Tenant and the accountant to show Tenant and the accountant the information upon which the certification is to be based. However, if such certification by the accountant proves that the Direct Costs charged to Tenant, as set forth in the Statement were overstated by more than ten percent (10%), then the cost of the accountant and the cost of such certification shall be paid for by Landlord, provided that in no event shall Landlord be responsible for costs hereunder in excess of the amount of such overstatement. Promptly following the parties receipt of such certification, the parties shall make such appropriate payments or reimbursements, as the case may be, to each other, as are determined to be owing pursuant to such certification. Tenant agrees that this section shall be the sole method to be used by Tenant to dispute the amount of any Direct Costs payable by Tenant pursuant to the terms of this Lease, and Tenant hereby waives any other rights at law or in equity relating thereto.
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ARTICLE 4
SECURITY DEPOSIT
Tenant has deposited or concurrently herewith is depositing with Landlord the sum set forth in Article 1.F. of the Basic Lease Provisions as security for the full and faithful performance of every provision of this Lease to be performed by Tenant. If Tenant breaches any provision of this Lease, including but not limited to the payment of rent, Landlord may use all or any part of this security deposit for the payment of any rent or any other sums in default, or to compensate Landlord for any other loss or damage which Landlord may suffer by reason of Tenants default. If any portion of said deposit is so used or applied, Tenant shall, within five (5) days after written demand therefor, deposit cash with Landlord in an amount sufficient to restore the security deposit to its full amount. [ INCLUDE ONLY IF IT IS INTENDED THAT THE SECURITY DEPOSIT INCREASE OVER THE TERM OF THE LEASE: If monthly Basic Rental is increased, the amount of the security deposit required to be maintained by Tenant shall also be increased so as to maintain, at all times and from time to time, the same ratio to monthly Basic Rental as applicable on the Commencement Date. ] [ IF PRIOR SENTENCE NOT INCLUDED, ADD FOLLOWING: During any renewal or extension of the Term, the amount of the security deposit required to be maintained by Tenant shall be increased so as to maintain, at all times and from time to time, the same ratio to monthly Basic Rental as applicable on the Commencement Date. ] Tenant agrees that Landlord shall not be required to keep the security deposit in trust, segregate it or keep it separate from Landlords general funds, but Landlord may commingle the security deposit with its general funds and Tenant shall not be entitled to interest on such deposit. At the expiration of the Term, and provided there exists no default by Tenant hereunder, the security deposit or any balance thereof shall be returned to Tenant (or, at Landlords option, to Tenants Transferee, as such term is defined in Article 15 below), provided that subsequent to the expiration of this Lease, Landlord may retain from said security deposit (i) an amount reasonably estimated by Landlord to cover potential Direct Cost reconciliation payments due with respect to the calendar year in which this Lease terminates or expires (such amount so retained shall not, in any event, exceed ten percent (10%) of estimated Direct Cost payments due from Tenant for such calendar year through the date of expiration or earlier termination of this Lease and any amounts so retained and not applied to such reconciliation shall be returned to Tenant within thirty (30) days after Landlords delivery of the Statement for such calendar year), (ii) any and all amounts reasonably estimated by Landlord to cover the anticipated costs to be incurred by Landlord to remove any signage provided to Tenant under this Lease, to remove cabling and other items required to be removed by Tenant under Section 29(b) below and to repair any damage caused by such removal (in which case any excess amount so retained by Landlord shall be returned to Tenant within thirty (30) days after such removal and repair), and (iii) any and all amounts permitted by law or this Article 4. Tenant hereby waives the provisions of Section 1950.7 of the California Civil Code and all other provisions of law, now or hereafter in effect, which provide that Landlord may claim from a security deposit only those sums reasonably necessary to remedy defaults in the payment of rent, to repair damage caused by Tenant or to clean the Premises, it being agreed that Landlord may, in addition, claim those sums specified in this Article 4 above, and all of Landlords damages under this Lease and California law including, but not limited to, any damages accruing upon termination of this Lease under Section 1951.2 of the California Civil Code and/or those sums reasonably necessary to compensate Landlord for any other loss or damage, foreseeable or unforeseeable, caused by the acts or omissions of Tenant or any officer, employee, agent, contractor or invitee of Tenant.
ARTICLE 5
HOLDING OVER
Should Tenant, without Landlords written consent, hold over after termination of this Lease, Tenant shall, at Landlords option, become either a tenant at sufferance or a month-to-month tenant upon each and all of the terms herein provided as may be applicable to such a tenancy and any such holding over shall not constitute an extension of this Lease. During such holding over, Tenant shall pay in advance, monthly, Basic Rental at a rate equal to three (3) times the rate in effect for the last month of the Term of this Lease or three (3) times Landlords then asking rate for comparable space in the Project, whichever is greater, in addition to, and not in lieu of, all other payments required to be made by Tenant hereunder including but not limited to Tenants Proportionate Share of any increase in Direct Costs. Nothing contained in this Article 5 shall be construed as consent by Landlord to any holding over of the Premises by Tenant, and Landlord expressly reserves the right to require Tenant to surrender possession of the Premises to Landlord as provided in this Lease upon the expiration or earlier termination of the Term. If Tenant fails to surrender the Premises upon the expiration or termination of this Lease, Tenant agrees to (i) indemnify, defend and hold Landlord harmless from all costs, loss,
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expense or liability, including without limitation, claims made by any succeeding tenant and real estate brokers claims and attorneys fees and costs, and (ii) compensate Landlord for all costs, losses, expenses and/or liabilities incurred by Landlord as a result of such holdover, including without limitation, losses due to the loss of a succeeding tenancy.
ARTICLE 6
OTHER TAXES
Tenant shall pay, prior to delinquency, all taxes assessed against or levied upon trade fixtures, furnishings, equipment and all other personal property of Tenant located in the Premises. In the event any or all of Tenants trade fixtures, furnishings, equipment and other personal property shall be assessed and taxed with property of Landlord, or if the cost or value of any leasehold improvements in the Premises exceeds the cost or value of a Project-standard buildout as determined by Landlord and, as a result, real property taxes for the Project are increased, Tenant shall pay to Landlord, within ten (10) days after delivery to Tenant by Landlord of a written statement setting forth such amount, the amount of such taxes applicable to Tenants property or above-standard improvements. Tenant shall assume and pay to Landlord at the time Basic Rental next becomes due (or if assessed after the expiration of the Term, then within ten (10) days), any excise, sales, use, rent, occupancy, garage, parking, gross receipts or other taxes (other than net income taxes) which may be assessed against or levied upon Landlord on account of the letting of the Premises or the payment of Basic Rental or any other sums due or payable hereunder, and which Landlord may be required to pay or collect under any law now in effect or hereafter enacted. In addition to Tenants obligation pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence, Tenant shall pay directly to the party or entity entitled thereto all business license fees, gross receipts taxes and similar taxes and impositions which may from time to time be assessed against or levied upon Tenant, as and when the same become due and before delinquency. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, any sums payable by Tenant under this Article 6 shall not be included in the computation of Tax Costs.
ARTICLE 7
USE
Tenant shall use and occupy the Premises only for the use set forth in Article 1.G. of the Basic Lease Provisions and shall not use or occupy the Premises or permit the same to be used or occupied for any other purpose without the prior written consent of Landlord, which consent may be given or withheld in Landlords sole and absolute discretion, and Tenant agrees that it will use the Premises in such a manner so as not to interfere with or infringe upon the rights of other tenants or occupants in the Project. Tenant shall, at its sole cost and expense, promptly comply with all laws, statutes, ordinances, governmental regulations or requirements now in force or which may hereafter be in force relating to or affecting (i) the condition, use or occupancy of the Premises or the Project (excluding structural changes to the Project not related to Tenants particular use of the Premises), and/or (ii) improvements installed or constructed in the Premises by or for the benefit of Tenant. Tenant shall not permit more than six (6) people per one thousand (1,000) rentable square feet of the Premises to occupy the Premises at any time. Tenant shall not do or permit to be done anything which would invalidate or increase the cost of any fire and extended coverage insurance policy covering the Project and/or the property located therein and Tenant shall comply with all rules, orders, regulations and requirements of any organization which sets out standards, requirements or recommendations commonly referred to by major fire insurance underwriters, and Tenant shall promptly upon demand reimburse Landlord for any additional premium charges for any such insurance policy assessed or increased by reason of Tenants failure to comply with the provisions of this Article.
ARTICLE 8
CONDITION OF PREMISES
Tenant hereby agrees that [except as provided in the Tenant Work Letter attached hereto as Exhibit D and made a part hereof] the Premises shall be taken as is, with all faults, without any representations or warranties, and Tenant hereby agrees and warrants that it has investigated and inspected the condition of the Premises and the suitability of same for Tenants purposes, and Tenant does hereby waive and disclaim any objection to, cause of action
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based upon, or claim that its obligations hereunder should be reduced or limited because of the condition of the Premises or the Project or the suitability of same for Tenants purposes. Tenant acknowledges that neither Landlord nor any agent nor any employee of Landlord has made any representations or warranty with respect to the Premises or the Project or with respect to the suitability of either for the conduct of Tenants business and Tenant expressly warrants and represents that Tenant has relied solely on its own investigation and inspection of the Premises and the Project in its decision to enter into this Lease and let the Premises in the above-described condition. The existing leasehold improvements in the Premises as of the date of this Lease may be collectively referred to herein as the Tenant Improvements. [ALTERNATIVE CLAUSE FOR USE WITH TENANT WORK LETTER: The Premises shall be initially improved as provided in, and subject to, the Tenant Work Letter attached hereto as Exhibit D and made a part hereof. The existing leasehold improvements in the Premises as of the date of this Lease, together with the Improvements (as defined in the Tenant Work Letter) may be collectively referred to herein as the Tenant Improvements.] The taking of possession of the Premises by Tenant shall conclusively establish that the Premises and the Project were at such time in satisfactory condition. Tenant hereby waives subsection 1 of Section 1932 and Sections 1941 and 1942 of the Civil Code of California or any successor provision of law.
ARTICLE 9
REPAIRS AND ALTERATIONS
(a) Landlords Obligations . Landlord shall, as part of Operating Costs, (i) maintain the structural portions of the Project, including the foundation, floor/ceiling slabs, roof, curtain wall, exterior glass, columns, beams, shafts, stairs, stairwells and elevator cabs and common areas, and (ii) maintain and repair the basic mechanical, electrical, life safety, plumbing, sprinkler systems and heating, ventilating and air-conditioning systems (provided, however, that Landlords obligation with respect to any such systems shall be to repair and maintain those portions of the systems located in the core of the Project or in other areas outside of the Premises, but Tenant shall be responsible to repair and maintain any distribution of such systems throughout the Premises).
(b) Tenants Obligations . Except as expressly provided as Landlords obligation in this Article 9, Tenant shall keep the Premises in good condition and repair. All damage or injury to the Premises or the Project resulting from the act or negligence of Tenant, its employees, agents or visitors, guests, invitees or licensees or by the use of the Premises, shall be promptly repaired by Tenant at its sole cost and expense, to the satisfaction of Landlord; provided, however, that for damage to the Project as a result of casualty or for any repairs that may impact the mechanical, electrical, plumbing, heating, ventilation or air-conditioning systems of the Project, Landlord shall have the right (but not the obligation) to select the contractor and oversee all such repairs. Landlord may make any repairs which are not promptly made by Tenant after Tenants receipt of written notice and the reasonable opportunity of Tenant to make said repair within five (5) business days from receipt of said written notice, and charge Tenant for the cost thereof, which cost shall be paid by Tenant within five (5) days from invoice from Landlord. Tenant shall be responsible for the design and function of all non-standard improvements of the Premises, whether or not installed by Landlord at Tenants request. Tenant waives all rights to make repairs at the expense of Landlord, or to deduct the cost thereof from the rent.
(c) Alterations . Tenant shall make no alterations, installations, changes or additions in or to the Premises or the Project (collectively, Alterations ) without Landlords prior written consent. Any Alterations approved by Landlord must be performed in accordance with the terms hereof, using only contractors or mechanics approved by Landlord in writing and upon the approval by Landlord in writing of fully detailed and dimensioned plans and specifications pertaining to the Alterations in question, to be prepared and submitted by Tenant at its sole cost and expense. Tenant shall at its sole cost and expense obtain all necessary approvals and permits pertaining to any Alterations approved by Landlord. Tenant shall cause all Alterations to be performed in a good and workmanlike manner, in conformance with all applicable federal, state, county and municipal laws, rules and regulations, pursuant to a valid building permit, and in conformance with Landlords construction rules and regulations. If Landlord, in approving any Alterations, specifies a commencement date therefor, Tenant shall not commence any work with respect to such Alterations prior to such date. Tenant hereby agrees to indemnify, defend, and hold Landlord free and harmless from all liens and claims of lien, and all other liability, claims and demands arising out of any work done or material supplied to the Premises by or at the request of Tenant in connection with any Alterations.
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(d) Insurance; Liens . Prior to the commencement of any Alterations, Tenant shall provide Landlord with evidence that Tenant carries Builders All Risk insurance in an amount approved by Landlord covering the construction of such Alterations, and such other insurance as Landlord may reasonably require, it being understood that all such Alterations shall be insured by Tenant pursuant to Article 14 of this Lease immediately upon completion thereof. In addition, Landlord may, in its discretion, require Tenant to obtain a lien and completion bond or some alternate form of security satisfactory to Landlord in an amount sufficient to ensure the lien free completion of such Alterations and naming Landlord as a co-obligee.
(e) Costs and Fees; Removal . If permitted Alterations are made, they shall be made at Tenants sole cost and expense and shall be and become the property of Landlord, except that Landlord may, by written notice to Tenant given prior to the end of the Term, require Tenant at Tenants expense to remove all partitions, counters, railings, cabling, Improvements and other Alterations from the Premises , and to repair any damage to the Premises and the Project caused by such removal. Any and all costs attributable to or related to the applicable building codes of the city in which the Project is located (or any other authority having jurisdiction over the Project) arising from Tenants plans, specifications, improvements, Alterations or otherwise shall be paid by Tenant at its sole cost and expense. With regard to repairs, Alterations or any other work arising from or related to this Article 9, Landlord shall be entitled to receive an administrative/coordination fee (which fee shall vary depending upon whether or not Tenant orders the work directly from Landlord) sufficient to compensate Landlord for all overhead, general conditions, fees and other costs and expenses arising from Landlords involvement with such work. [The construction of initial improvements to the Premises shall be governed by the terms of the Tenant Work Letter and not the terms of this Article 9.]
ARTICLE 10
LIENS
Tenant shall keep the Premises and the Project free from any mechanics liens, vendors liens or any other liens arising out of any work performed, materials furnished or obligations incurred by Tenant, and Tenant agrees to defend, indemnify and hold Landlord harmless from and against any such lien or claim or action thereon, together with costs of suit and reasonable attorneys fees and costs incurred by Landlord in connection with any such claim or action. Before commencing any work of alteration, addition or improvement to the Premises, Tenant shall give Landlord at least ten (10) business days written notice of the proposed commencement of such work (to afford Landlord an opportunity to post appropriate notices of non-responsibility). In the event that there shall be recorded against the Premises or the Project or the property of which the Premises is a part any claim or lien arising out of any such work performed, materials furnished or obligations incurred by Tenant and such claim or lien shall not be removed or discharged within ten (10) days of filing, Landlord shall have the right but not the obligation to pay and discharge said lien without regard to whether such lien shall be lawful or correct (in which event Tenant shall reimburse Landlord for any such payment made by Landlord within three (3) business days following written demand therefor), or to require that Tenant promptly deposit with Landlord in cash, lawful money of the United States, one hundred fifty percent (150%) of the amount of such claim, which sum may be retained by Landlord until such claim shall have been removed of record or until judgment shall have been rendered on such claim and such judgment shall have become final, at which time Landlord shall have the right to apply such deposit in discharge of the judgment on said claim and any costs, including attorneys fees and costs incurred by Landlord, and shall remit the balance thereof to Tenant.
ARTICLE 11
PROJECT SERVICES
(a) Basic Services . Landlord agrees to furnish to the Premises, at a cost to be included in Operating Costs, from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Mondays through Fridays and 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on Saturdays, excepting local and national holidays, air conditioning and heat all in such reasonable quantities as in the judgment of Landlord is reasonably necessary for the comfortable occupancy of the Premises. In addition, Landlord, at a cost to be included in
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Operating Costs, shall provide electric current for normal lighting and normal office machines, elevator service and water on the same floor as the Premises for lavatory and drinking purposes in such reasonable quantities as in the judgment of Landlord is reasonably necessary for general office use and in compliance with applicable codes. Janitorial and maintenance services shall be furnished as part of Operating Costs, five (5) days per week, excepting local and national holidays. Tenant shall comply with all rules and regulations which Landlord may establish for the proper functioning and protection of the common area air conditioning, heating, elevator, electrical, intrabuilding cabling and wiring and plumbing systems. Landlord shall not be liable for, and there shall be no rent abatement as a result of, any stoppage, reduction or interruption of any such services caused by governmental rules, regulations or ordinances, riot, strike, labor disputes, breakdowns, accidents, necessary repairs or other cause. Except as specifically provided in this Article 11, Tenant agrees to pay for all utilities and other services utilized by Tenant and any additional building services furnished to Tenant which are not uniformly furnished to all tenants of the Project, at the rate generally charged by Landlord to tenants of the Project for such utilities or services.
(b) Excess Usage . Tenant will not, without the prior written consent of Landlord, use any apparatus or device in the Premises which will in any way increase the amount of electricity or water usually furnished or supplied for use of the Premises as general office space; nor connect any apparatus, machine or device with water pipes or electric current (except through existing electrical outlets in the Premises), for the purpose of using electric current or water.
(c) Additional Electrical Service . If Tenant shall require electric current in excess of that which Landlord is obligated to furnish under Section 11(a) above, Tenant shall first obtain the written consent of Landlord, which Landlord may refuse in its sole and absolute discretion. Additionally, Landlord may cause an electric current meter or submeter to be installed in or about the Premises to measure the amount of any such excess electric current consumed by Tenant in the Premises. The cost of any such meter and of installation, maintenance and repair thereof shall be paid for by Tenant and Tenant agrees to pay to Landlord, promptly upon demand therefor by Landlord, for all such excess electric current consumed by any such use as shown by said meter at the rates charged for such service by the city in which the Project is located or the local public utility, as the case may be, furnishing the same, plus any additional expense incurred by Landlord in keeping account of the electric current so consumed.
(d) HVAC Balance . If any lights, machines or equipment (including but not limited to computers and computer systems and appurtenances) are used by Tenant in the Premises which materially affect the temperature otherwise maintained by the air conditioning system, or generate substantially more heat in the Premises than would be generated by the building standard lights and usual office equipment, Landlord shall have the right to install any machinery and equipment which Landlord reasonably deems necessary to restore temperature balance, including but not limited to modifications to the standard air conditioning equipment, and the cost thereof, including the cost of installation and any additional cost of operation and maintenance occasioned thereby, shall be paid by Tenant to Landlord upon demand by Landlord.
(e) Telecommunications . Upon request from Tenant from time to time, Landlord will provide Tenant with a listing of telecommunications and media service providers serving the Project, and Tenant shall have the right to contract directly with the providers of its choice. If Tenant wishes to contract with or obtain service from any provider which does not currently serve the Project or wishes to obtain from an existing carrier services which will require the installation of additional equipment, such provider must, prior to providing service, enter into a written agreement with Landlord setting forth the terms and conditions of the access to be granted to such provider. In considering the installation of any new or additional telecommunications cabling or equipment at the Project, Landlord will consider all relevant factors in a reasonable and non-discriminatory manner, including, without limitation, the existing availability of services at the Project, the impact of the proposed installations upon the Project and its operations and the available space and capacity for the proposed installations. Landlord may also consider whether the proposed service may result in interference with or interruption of other services at the Project or the business operations of other tenants or occupants of the Project. In no event shall Landlord be obligated to incur any costs or liabilities in connection with the installation or delivery of telecommunication services or facilities at the Project. All such installations shall be subject to Landlords prior approval and shall be performed in accordance with the terms of Article 9. If Landlord approves the proposed installations in accordance with the foregoing, Landlord will deliver its standard form agreement upon request
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and will use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly enter into an agreement on reasonable and non-discriminatory terms with a qualified, licensed and reputable carrier confirming the terms of installation and operation of telecommunications equipment consistent with the foregoing.
(f) After-Hours Use . If Tenant requires heating, ventilation and/or air conditioning during times other than the times provided in Section 11(a) above, Tenant shall give Landlord such advance notice as Landlord shall reasonably require and shall pay Landlords standard charge for such after-hours use.
(g) Reasonable Charges . Landlord may impose a reasonable charge for any utilities or services (other than electric current and heating, ventilation and/or air conditioning which shall be governed by Sections 11(c) and (f) above) utilized by Tenant in excess of the amount or type that Landlord reasonably determines is typical for general office use.
(h) Sole Electrical Representative . Tenant agrees that Landlord shall be the sole and exclusive representative with respect to, and shall maintain exclusive control over, the reception, utilization and distribution of electrical power, regardless of point or means of origin, use or generation. Tenant shall not have the right to contract directly with any provider of electrical power or services. [Should be used in buildings where electricity is NOT separately metered]
ARTICLE 12
RIGHTS OF LANDLORD
(a) Right of Entry . Landlord and its agents shall have the right to enter the Premises at all reasonable times for the purpose of cleaning the Premises, examining or inspecting the same, serving or posting and keeping posted thereon notices as provided by law, or which Landlord deems necessary for the protection of Landlord or the Project, showing the same to prospective tenants, lenders or purchasers of the Project, in the case of an emergency, and for making such alterations, repairs, improvements or additions to the Premises or to the Project as Landlord may deem necessary or desirable. If Tenant shall not be personally present to open and permit an entry into the Premises at any time when such an entry by Landlord is necessary or permitted hereunder, Landlord may enter by means of a master key, or may forcibly enter in the case of an emergency, in each event without liability to Tenant and without affecting this Lease.
(b) Maintenance Work . Landlord reserves the right from time to time, but subject to payment by and/or reimbursement from Tenant as otherwise provided herein: (i) to install, use, maintain, repair, replace, relocate and control for service to the Premises and/or other parts of the Project pipes, ducts, conduits, wires, cabling, appurtenant fixtures, equipment spaces and mechanical systems, wherever located in the Premises or the Project, (ii) to alter, close or relocate any facility in the Premises or the common areas or otherwise conduct any of the above activities for the purpose of complying with a general plan for fire/life safety for the Project or otherwise, and (iii) to comply with any federal, state or local law, rule or order. Landlord shall attempt to perform any such work with the least inconvenience to Tenant as is reasonably practicable, but in no event shall Tenant be permitted to withhold or reduce Basic Rental or other charges due hereunder as a result of same, make any claim for constructive eviction or otherwise make any claim against Landlord for interruption or interference with Tenants business and/or operations.
(c) Rooftop . If Tenant desires to use the rooftop of the Project for any purpose, including the installation of communication equipment to be used from the Premises, such rights will be granted in Landlords sole discretion and Tenant must negotiate the terms of any rooftop access with Landlord or the rooftop management company or lessee holding rights to the rooftop from time to time. Any rooftop access granted to Tenant will be at prevailing rates and will be governed by the terms of a separate written agreement or an amendment to this Lease.
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ARTICLE 13
INDEMNITY; EXEMPTION OF LANDLORD FROM LIABILITY
(a) Indemnity . Tenant shall indemnify, defend and hold Landlord, their subsidiaries, partners, parental and other affiliates and their respective members, shareholders, officers, directors, employees and contractors (collectively, Landlord Parties ) harmless from any and all claims arising from Tenants use of the Premises or the Project or from the conduct of its business or from any activity, work or thing which may be permitted or suffered by Tenant in or about the Premises or the Project and shall further indemnify, defend and hold Landlord and the Landlord Parties harmless from and against any and all claims, liabilities, damages, expenses and losses arising from any breach or default in the performance of any obligation on Tenants part to be performed under this Lease or arising from any negligence or willful misconduct of Tenant or any of its agents, contractors, employees or invitees, patrons, customers or members in or about the Project and from any and all costs, attorneys fees and costs, expenses and liabilities incurred in the defense of any claim or any action or proceeding brought thereon, including negotiations in connection therewith. Tenant hereby assumes all risk of damage to property or injury to persons in or about the Premises from any cause, and Tenant hereby waives all claims in respect thereof against Landlord and the Landlord Parties, excepting where the damage is caused solely by the gross negligence or willful misconduct of Landlord or the Landlord Parties.
(b) Exemption of Landlord from Liability . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Lease, Landlord and the Landlord Parties shall not be liable for injury to Tenants business, or loss of income, loss of opportunity or loss of goodwill therefrom, or any consequential, punitive, special or exemplary damages, however occurring (including, without limitation, from any failure or interruption of services or utilities or as a result of Landlords negligence). Without limiting the foregoing, except in connection with damage or injury resulting from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of Landlord or the Landlord Parties, Landlord and the Landlord Parties shall not be liable for damage that may be sustained by the person, goods, wares, merchandise or property of Tenant, its employees, invitees, customers, agents, or contractors, or any other person in, on or about the Premises directly or indirectly caused by or resulting from any cause whatsoever, including, but not limited to, fire, steam, electricity, gas, water, or rain which may leak or flow from or into any part of the Premises, or from the breakage, leakage, obstruction or other defects of the pipes, sprinklers, wires, appliances, plumbing, air conditioning, light fixtures, or mechanical or electrical systems, or from intrabuilding cabling or wiring, whether such damage or injury results from conditions arising upon the Premises or upon other portions of the Project or from other sources or places and regardless of whether the cause of such damage or injury or the means of repairing the same is inaccessible to Tenant. Landlord and the Landlord Parties shall not be liable to Tenant for any damages arising from any willful or negligent action or inaction of any other tenant of the Project.
(c) Security . Tenant acknowledges that Landlords election whether or not to provide any type of mechanical surveillance or security personnel whatsoever in the Project is solely within Landlords discretion; Landlord and the Landlord Parties shall have no liability in connection with the provision, or lack, of such services, and Tenant hereby agrees to hold Landlord and the Landlord Parties harmless with regard to any such potential claim. Landlord and the Landlord Parties shall not be liable for losses due to theft, vandalism, or like causes. Tenant shall defend, indemnify, and hold Landlord and the Landlord Parties harmless from any such claims made by any employee, licensee, invitee, contractor, agent or other person whose presence in, on or about the Premises or the Project is attendant to the business of Tenant.
ARTICLE 14
INSURANCE
(a) Tenants Insurance . Tenant, shall at all times during the Term of this Lease, and at its own cost and expense, procure and continue in force the following insurance coverage: (i) Commercial General Liability Insurance, written on an occurrence basis, with a combined single limit for bodily injury and property damages of not less than Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000) per occurrence and Three Million Dollars ($3,000,000) in the annual aggregate, including products liability coverage if applicable, owners and contractors protective coverage, blanket contractual coverage including both oral and written contracts, and personal injury
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coverage, covering the insuring provisions of this Lease and the performance of Tenant of the indemnity and exemption of Landlord from liability agreements set forth in Article 13 hereof; (ii) a policy of standard fire, extended coverage and special extended coverage insurance (all risks), including a vandalism and malicious mischief endorsement, sprinkler leakage coverage and earthquake sprinkler leakage where sprinklers are provided in an amount equal to the full replacement value new without deduction for depreciation of all (A) Tenant Improvements, Alterations, fixtures and other improvements in the Premises, including but not limited to all mechanical, plumbing, heating, ventilating, air conditioning, electrical, telecommunication and other equipment, systems and facilities, and (B) trade fixtures, furniture, equipment and other personal property installed by or at the expense of Tenant; (iii) Workers Compensation coverage as required by law; and (iv) business interruption, loss of income and extra expense insurance covering any failure or interruption of Tenants business equipment (including, without limitation, telecommunications equipment) and covering all other perils, failures or interruptions sufficient to cover a period of interruption of not less than twelve (12) months. Tenant shall carry and maintain during the entire Term (including any option periods, if applicable), at Tenants sole cost and expense, increased amounts of the insurance required to be carried by Tenant pursuant to this Article 14 and such other reasonable types of insurance coverage and in such reasonable amounts covering the Premises and Tenants operations therein, as may be reasonably required by Landlord.
(b) Form of Policies . The aforementioned minimum limits of policies and Tenants procurement and maintenance thereof shall in no event limit the liability of Tenant hereunder. The Commercial General Liability Insurance policy shall name Landlord, the Landlord Parties, Landlords property manager, Landlords lender(s) and such other persons or firms as Landlord specifies from time to time, as additional insureds with an appropriate endorsement to the policy(s). All such insurance policies carried by Tenant shall be with companies having a rating of not less than A-VIII in Bests Insurance Guide. Tenant shall furnish to Landlord, from the insurance companies, or cause the insurance companies to furnish, certificates of coverage. The deductible under each such policy shall be reasonably acceptable to Landlord. No such policy shall be cancelable or subject to reduction of coverage or other modification or cancellation except after thirty (30) days prior written notice to Landlord by the insurer. All such policies shall be endorsed to agree that Tenants policy is primary and that any insurance carried by Landlord is excess and not contributing with any Tenant insurance requirement hereunder. Tenant shall, at least twenty (20) days prior to the expiration of such policies, furnish Landlord with renewals or binders. Tenant agrees that if Tenant does not take out and maintain such insurance or furnish Landlord with renewals or binders in a timely manner, Landlord may (but shall not be required to) procure said insurance on Tenants behalf and charge Tenant the cost thereof, which amount shall be payable by Tenant upon demand with interest (at the rate set forth in Section 20(e) below) from the date such sums are expended. Tenant shall have the right to provide such insurance coverage pursuant to blanket policies obtained by Tenant, provided such blanket policies expressly afford coverage to the Premises and to Tenant as required by this Lease.
(c) Landlords Insurance . Landlord may, as a cost to be included in Operating Costs, procure and maintain at all times during the Term of this Lease, a policy or policies of insurance covering loss or damage to the Project in the amount of the full replacement costs without deduction for depreciation thereof, providing protection against all perils included within the classification of fire and extended coverage, vandalism coverage and malicious mischief, sprinkler leakage, water damage, and special extended coverage on the building. Additionally, Landlord may carry: (i) Bodily Injury and Property Damage Liability Insurance and/or Excess Liability Coverage Insurance; and (ii) Earthquake and/or Flood Damage Insurance; and (iii) Rental Income Insurance; and (iv) any other forms of insurance Landlord may deem appropriate or any lender may require. The costs of all insurance carried by Landlord shall be included in Operating Costs.
(d) Waiver of Subrogation . Landlord and Tenant each agree to require their respective insurers issuing the insurance described in Sections 14(a)(ii), 14(a)(iv) and the first sentence of Section 14(c), waive any rights of subrogation that such companies may have against the other party. Tenant hereby waives any right that Tenant may have against Landlord and Landlord hereby waives any right that Landlord may have against Tenant as a result of any loss or damage to the extent such loss or damage is insurable under such policies.
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(e) Compliance with Law . Tenant agrees that it will not, at any time, during the Term of this Lease, carry any stock of goods or do anything in or about the Premises that will in any way tend to increase the insurance rates upon the Project. Tenant agrees to pay Landlord forthwith upon demand the amount of any increase in premiums for insurance that may be carried during the Term of this Lease, or the amount of insurance to be carried by Landlord on the Project resulting from the foregoing, or from Tenant doing any act in or about the Premises that does so increase the insurance rates, whether or not Landlord shall have consented to such act on the part of Tenant. If Tenant installs upon the Premises any electrical equipment which causes an overload of electrical lines of the Premises, Tenant shall at its own cost and expense, in accordance with all other Lease provisions (specifically including, but not limited to, the provisions of Articles 9, 10 and 11 hereof), make whatever changes are necessary to comply with requirements of the insurance underwriters and any governmental authority having jurisdiction thereover, but nothing herein contained shall be deemed to constitute Landlords consent to such overloading. Tenant shall, at its own expense, comply with all insurance requirements applicable to the Premises including, without limitation, the installation of fire extinguishers or an automatic dry chemical extinguishing system.
ARTICLE 15
ASSIGNMENT AND SUBLETTING
Tenant shall have no power to, either voluntarily, involuntarily, by operation of law or otherwise, sell, assign, transfer or hypothecate this Lease, or sublet the Premises or any part thereof, or permit the Premises or any part thereof to be used or occupied by anyone other than Tenant or Tenants employees without the prior written consent of Landlord, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. If Tenant is a corporation, unincorporated association, partnership or limited liability company, the sale, assignment, transfer or hypothecation of any class of stock or other ownership interest in such corporation, association, partnership or limited liability company in excess of twenty-five percent (25%) in the aggregate shall be deemed a Transfer within the meaning and provisions of this Article 15. Tenant may transfer its interest pursuant to this Lease only upon the following express conditions, which conditions are agreed by Landlord and Tenant to be reasonable:
(a) That the proposed Transferee (as hereafter defined) shall be subject to the prior written consent of Landlord, which consent will not be unreasonably withheld but, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, it shall be reasonable for Landlord to deny such consent if:
(i) The use to be made of the Premises by the proposed Transferee is (a) not generally consistent with the character and nature of all other tenancies in the Project, or (b) a use which conflicts with any so-called exclusive then in favor of, or for any use which might reasonably be expected to diminish the rent payable pursuant to any percentage rent lease with another tenant of the Project or any other buildings which are in the same complex as the Project, or (c) a use which would be prohibited by any other portion of this Lease (including but not limited to any Rules and Regulations then in effect);
(ii) The financial responsibility of the proposed Transferee is not reasonably satisfactory to Landlord or in any event not at least equal to those which were possessed by Tenant as of the date of execution of this Lease;
(iii) The proposed Transferee is either a governmental agency or instrumentality thereof;
(iv) Either the proposed Transferee or any person or entity which directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by or is under common control with the proposed Transferee (A) occupies space in the Project at the time of the request for consent, or (B) is negotiating with Landlord or has negotiated with Landlord during the six (6) month period immediately preceding the date of the proposed Transfer, to lease space in the Project; or
(v) The rent charged by Tenant to such Transferee during the term of such Transfer, calculated using a present value analysis, is less than the rent being quoted by Landlord at the time of such Transfer for comparable space in the Project for a comparable term, calculated using a present value analysis.
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(b) Upon Tenants submission of a request for Landlords consent to any such Transfer, Tenant shall pay to Landlord Landlords then standard processing fee and reasonable attorneys fees and costs incurred in connection with the proposed Transfer, which the parties hereby stipulate to be $3,000.00, unless Landlord provides to Tenant evidence that Landlord has incurred greater costs in connection with the proposed Transfer;
(c) That the proposed Transferee shall execute an agreement pursuant to which it shall agree to perform faithfully and be bound by all of the terms, covenants, conditions, provisions and agreements of this Lease applicable to that portion of the Premises so transferred; and
(d) That an executed duplicate original of said assignment and assumption agreement or other Transfer on a form reasonably approved by Landlord, shall be delivered to Landlord within five (5) days after the execution thereof, and that such Transfer shall not be binding upon Landlord until the delivery thereof to Landlord and the execution and delivery of Landlords consent thereto. It shall be a condition to Landlords consent to any subleasing, assignment or other transfer of part or all of Tenants interest in the Premises ( Transfer ) that (i) upon Landlords consent to any Transfer, Tenant shall pay and continue to pay seventy-five percent (75%) of any Transfer Premium (defined below), received by Tenant from the transferee; (ii) any sublessee of part or all of Tenants interest in the Premises shall agree that in the event Landlord gives such sublessee notice that Tenant is in default under this Lease, such sublessee shall thereafter make all sublease or other payments directly to Landlord, which will be received by Landlord without any liability whether to honor the sublease or otherwise (except to credit such payments against sums due under this Lease), and any sublessee shall agree to attorn to Landlord or its successors and assigns at their request should this Lease be terminated for any reason, except that in no event shall Landlord or its successors or assigns be obligated to accept such attornment; (iii) any such Transfer and consent shall be effected on forms supplied by Landlord and/or its legal counsel; (iv) Landlord may require that Tenant not then be in default hereunder in any respect; and (v) Tenant or the proposed subtenant or assignee (collectively, Transferee) shall agree to pay Landlord, upon demand, as Additional Rent, a sum equal to the additional costs, if any, incurred by Landlord for maintenance and repair as a result of any change in the nature of occupancy caused by such subletting or assignment. Transfer Premium shall mean all rent, Additional Rent or other consideration payable by a Transferee in connection with a Transfer in excess of the Basic Rental and Direct Costs payable by Tenant under this Lease during the term of the Transfer and if such Transfer is for less than all of the Premises, the Transfer Premium shall be calculated on a rentable square foot basis. The calculation of Transfer Premium shall also include, but not be limited to, key money, bonus money or other cash consideration paid by a Transferee to Tenant in connection with such Transfer, and any payment in excess of fair market value for services rendered by Tenant to the Transferee and any payment in excess of fair market value for assets, fixtures, inventory, equipment, or furniture transferred by Tenant to the Transferee in connection with such Transfer. Any Transfer of this Lease which is not in compliance with the provisions of this Article 15 shall be voidable by written notice from Landlord and shall, at the option of Landlord, terminate this Lease. In no event shall the consent by Landlord to any Transfer be construed as relieving Tenant or any Transferee from obtaining the express written consent of Landlord to any further Transfer, or as releasing Tenant from any liability or obligation hereunder whether or not then accrued and Tenant shall continue to be fully liable therefor. No collection or acceptance of rent by Landlord from any person other than Tenant shall be deemed a waiver of any provision of this Article 15 or the acceptance of any Transferee hereunder, or a release of Tenant (or of any Transferee of Tenant). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Lease, if Tenant or any proposed Transferee claims that Landlord has unreasonably withheld or delayed its consent under this Article 15 or otherwise has breached or acted unreasonably under this Article 15, their sole remedies shall be a declaratory judgment and an injunction for the relief sought without any monetary damages, and Tenant hereby waives all other remedies, including, without limitation, any right at law or equity to terminate this Lease, on its own behalf and, to the extent permitted under all applicable laws, on behalf of the proposed Transferee.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Article 15, Landlord shall have the option, by giving written notice to Tenant ( Landlords Recapture Notice ) within thirty (30) days after Landlords receipt of a request for consent to a proposed Transfer, to terminate this Lease as to the portion of the Premises that is the subject of the proposed Transfer (hereinafter, the Recapture Space ). If this Lease is so terminated with respect to less than the entire Premises, (i) the Basic Rental and Tenants Proportionate Share shall be prorated based on
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the number of rentable square feet retained by Tenant as compared to the total number of rentable square feet previously contained in the Premises, and this Lease as so amended shall continue thereafter in full force and effect, and upon the request of either party, the parties shall execute written confirmation of the same, and (ii) Tenant shall be responsible for all costs incurred by Landlord in connection with separately demising the Recapture Space separate and apart from the balance of the Premises, including without limitation, all ductwork, systems work, demising wall installation and compliance with governmental requirements relating thereto ( Landlords Recapture Costs ). Tenant shall reimburse Landlord for Landlords Recapture Costs within three (3) business days following written demand therefor from Landlord. The effective date of any such termination shall be set forth in Landlords Recapture Notice.
ARTICLE 16
DAMAGE OR DESTRUCTION
If the Project is damaged by fire or other insured casualty and the insurance proceeds have been made available therefor by the holder or holders of any mortgages or deeds of trust covering the Premises or the Project, the damage shall be repaired by Landlord to the extent such insurance proceeds are available therefor and provided such repairs can, in Landlords sole opinion, be completed within two hundred seventy (270) days after the necessity for repairs as a result of such damage becomes known to Landlord, without the payment of overtime or other premiums, and until such repairs are completed rent shall be abated in proportion to the part of the Premises which is unusable by Tenant in the conduct of its business (but there shall be no abatement of rent by reason of any portion of the Premises being unusable for a period equal to one (1) day or less). However, if the damage is due to the fault or neglect of Tenant, its employees, agents, contractors, guests, invitees and the like, there shall be no abatement of rent, unless and to the extent Landlord receives rental income insurance proceeds. Upon the occurrence of any damage to the Premises, Tenant shall assign to Landlord (or to any party designated by Landlord) all insurance proceeds payable to Tenant under Section 14(a)(ii)(A) above; provided, however, that if the cost of repair of improvements within the Premises by Landlord exceeds the amount of insurance proceeds received by Landlord from Tenants insurance carrier, as so assigned by Tenant, such excess costs shall be paid by Tenant to Landlord prior to Landlords repair of such damage. If repairs cannot, in Landlords opinion, be completed within two hundred seventy (270) days after the necessity for repairs as a result of such damage becomes known to Landlord without the payment of overtime or other premiums, Landlord may, at its option, either (i) make such repairs in a reasonable time and in such event this Lease shall continue in effect and the Basic Rental shall be abated, if at all, in the manner provided in this Article 16, or (ii) elect not to effect such repairs and instead terminate this Lease, by notifying Tenant in writing of such termination within sixty (60) days after Landlord learns of the necessity for repairs as a result of damage, such notice to include a termination date giving Tenant sixty (60) days to vacate the Premises. In addition, Landlord may elect to terminate this Lease if the Project shall be damaged by fire or other casualty or cause, whether or not the Premises are affected, if the damage is not fully covered, except for deductible amounts, by Landlords insurance policies. Finally, if the Premises or the Project is damaged to any substantial extent during the last twelve (12) months of the Term, then notwithstanding anything contained in this Article 16 to the contrary, Landlord shall have the option to terminate this Lease by giving written notice to Tenant of the exercise of such option within sixty (60) days after Landlord learns of the necessity for repairs as the result of such damage. A total destruction of the Project shall automatically terminate this Lease. Except as provided in this Article 16, there shall be no abatement of rent and no liability of Landlord by reason of any injury to or interference with Tenants business or property arising from such damage or destruction or the making of any repairs, alterations or improvements in or to any portion of the Project or the Premises or in or to fixtures, appurtenances and equipment therein. Tenant understands that Landlord will not carry insurance of any kind on Tenants furniture, furnishings, trade fixtures or equipment, and that Landlord shall not be obligated to repair any damage thereto or replace the same. Tenant acknowledges that Tenant shall have no right to any proceeds of insurance carried by Landlord relating to property damage. With respect to any damage which Landlord is obligated to repair or elects to repair, Tenant, as a material inducement to Landlord entering into this Lease, irrevocably waives and releases its rights under the provisions of Sections 1932 and 1933 of the California Civil Code.
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ARTICLE 17
SUBORDINATION
This Lease is subject to and Tenant agrees to comply with all matters of record affecting the Real Property. This Lease is also subject and subordinate to all ground or underlying leases, mortgages and deeds of trust which affect the Real Property, as well as all renewals, modifications, consolidations, replacements and extensions thereof; provided, however, if the lessor under any such lease or the holder or holders of any such mortgage or deed of trust shall advise Landlord that they desire or require this Lease to be prior and superior thereto, upon written request of Landlord to Tenant, Tenant agrees to promptly execute, acknowledge and deliver any and all documents or instruments which Landlord or such lessor, holder or holders deem necessary or desirable for purposes thereof. Landlord shall have the right to cause this Lease to be and become and remain subject and subordinate to any and all ground or underlying leases, mortgages or deeds of trust which may hereafter be executed covering the Premises, the Project or the property or any renewals, modifications, consolidations, replacements or extensions thereof, for the full amount of all advances made or to be made thereunder and without regard to the time or character of such advances, together with interest thereon and subject to all the terms and provisions thereof; provided, however, that Landlord obtains from the lender or other party in question a written undertaking in favor of Tenant to the effect that such lender or other party will not disturb Tenants right of possession under this Lease if Tenant is not then or thereafter in breach of any covenant or provision of this Lease. Tenant agrees, within ten (10) days after Landlords written request therefor, to execute, acknowledge and deliver upon request any and all documents or instruments requested by Landlord or necessary or proper to assure the subordination of this Lease to any such mortgages, deed of trust, or leasehold estates (hereinafter, a SNDA ). If Tenant fails to timely deliver an executed SNDA to Landlord pursuant to the terms of this Article 17, then without limiting any other rights or remedies of Landlord, Landlord shall have the right to charge Tenant an amount equal to Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) per day for each day thereafter until Tenant delivers to Landlord a SNDA pursuant to the terms hereof. Tenant agrees that in the event any proceedings are brought for the foreclosure of any mortgage or deed of trust or any deed in lieu thereof, to attorn to the purchaser or any successors thereto upon any such foreclosure sale or deed in lieu thereof as so requested to do so by such purchaser and to recognize such purchaser as the lessor under this Lease; Tenant shall, within five (5) days after request execute such further instruments or assurances as such purchaser may reasonably deem necessary to evidence or confirm such attornment. Tenant agrees to provide copies of any notices of Landlords default under this Lease to any mortgagee or deed of trust beneficiary whose address has been provided to Tenant and Tenant shall provide such mortgagee or deed of trust beneficiary a commercially reasonable time after receipt of such notice within which to cure any such default. Tenant waives the provisions of any current or future statute, rule or law which may give or purport to give Tenant any right or election to terminate or otherwise adversely affect this Lease and the obligations of the Tenant hereunder in the event of any foreclosure proceeding or sale.
ARTICLE 18
EMINENT DOMAIN
If the whole of the Premises or the Project or so much thereof as to render the balance unusable by Tenant shall be taken under power of eminent domain, or is sold, transferred or conveyed in lieu thereof, this Lease shall automatically terminate as of the date of such condemnation, or as of the date possession is taken by the condemning authority, at Landlords option. No award for any partial or entire taking shall be apportioned, and Tenant hereby assigns to Landlord any award which may be made in such taking or condemnation, together with any and all rights of Tenant now or hereafter arising in or to the same or any part thereof; provided, however, that nothing contained herein shall be deemed to give Landlord any interest in or to require Tenant to assign to Landlord any award made to Tenant for the taking of personal property and trade fixtures belonging to Tenant and removable by Tenant at the expiration of the Term hereof as provided hereunder or for the interruption of, or damage to, Tenants business. In the event of a partial taking described in this Article 18, or a sale, transfer or conveyance in lieu thereof, which does not result in a termination of this Lease, the rent shall be apportioned according to the ratio that the part of the Premises remaining useable by Tenant bears to the total area of the Premises. Tenant hereby waives any and all rights it might otherwise have pursuant to Section 1265.130 of the California Code of Civil Procedure.
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ARTICLE 19
DEFAULT
Each of the following acts or omissions of Tenant or of any guarantor of Tenants performance hereunder, or occurrences, shall constitute an Event of Default :
(a) Failure or refusal to pay Basic Rental, Additional Rent or any other amount to be paid by Tenant to Landlord hereunder within three (3) calendar days after notice that the same is due or payable hereunder; said three (3) day period shall be in lieu of, and not in addition to, the notice requirements of Section 1161 of the California Code of Civil Procedure or any similar or successor law;
(b) Except as set forth in items (a) above and (c) through and including (g) below, failure to perform or observe any other covenant or condition of this Lease to be performed or observed within thirty (30) days following written notice to Tenant of such failure. Such thirty (30) day notice shall be in lieu of, and not in addition to, any required under Section 1161 of the California Code of Civil Procedure or any similar or successor law;
(c) Abandonment or vacating or failure to accept tender of possession of the Premises or any significant portion thereof;
(d) The taking in execution or by similar process or law (other than by eminent domain) of the estate hereby created; (e) The filing by Tenant or any guarantor hereunder in any court pursuant to any statute of a petition in bankruptcy or insolvency or for reorganization or arrangement for the appointment of a receiver of all or a portion of Tenants property; the filing against Tenant or any guarantor hereunder of any such petition, or the commencement of a proceeding for the appointment of a trustee, receiver or liquidator for Tenant, or for any guarantor hereunder, or of any of the property of either, or a proceeding by any governmental authority for the dissolution or liquidation of Tenant or any guarantor hereunder, if such proceeding shall not be dismissed or trusteeship discontinued within thirty (30) days after commencement of such proceeding or the appointment of such trustee or receiver; or the making by Tenant or any guarantor hereunder of an assignment for the benefit of creditors. Tenant hereby stipulates to the lifting of the automatic stay in effect and relief from such stay for Landlord in the event Tenant files a petition under the United States Bankruptcy laws, for the purpose of Landlord pursuing its rights and remedies against Tenant and/or a guarantor of this Lease;
(f) Tenants failure to cause to be released any mechanics liens filed against the Premises or the Project within twenty (20) days after the date the same shall have been filed or recorded;
(g) Tenants failure to observe or perform according to the provisions of Articles 7, 14, 17, 25 or 28 within two (2) business days after notice from Landlord; or
(h) A default by Tenant or any entity owned or controlled by or otherwise affiliated with Tenant under any other lease with Landlord or any affiliate of Landlord.
All defaults by Tenant of any covenant or condition of this Lease shall be deemed by the parties hereto to be material.
ARTICLE 20
REMEDIES
(a) Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default under this Lease as provided in Article 19 hereof, Landlord may exercise all of its remedies as may be permitted by law, including but not limited to the remedy provided by Section 1951.4 of the California Civil Code, and including without limitation, terminating this Lease, reentering the Premises and removing all persons and property therefrom, which property may be stored by Landlord at a warehouse or elsewhere at the risk, expense and for the account of Tenant. If Landlord elects to terminate this Lease, Landlord shall be entitled to recover from Tenant the aggregate of all amounts permitted by law, including but not limited to (i) the worth at the time of award of the amount of any
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unpaid rent which had been earned at the time of such termination; plus (ii) the worth at the time of award of the amount by which the unpaid rent which would have been earned after termination until the time of award exceeds the amount of such rental loss that Tenant proves could have been reasonably avoided; plus (iii) the worth at the time of award of the amount by which the unpaid rent for the balance of the Term after the time of award exceeds the amount of such rental loss that Tenant proves could have been reasonably avoided; plus (iv) any other amount necessary to compensate Landlord for all the detriment proximately caused by Tenants failure to perform its obligations under this Lease or which in the ordinary course of things would be likely to result therefrom, specifically including but not limited to, tenant improvement expenses, brokerage commissions and advertising expenses incurred, expenses of remodeling the Premises or any portion thereof for a new tenant, whether for the same or a different use, and any special concessions made to obtain a new tenant; and (v) at Landlords election, such other amounts in addition to or in lieu of the foregoing as may be permitted from time to time by applicable law. The term rent as used in this Section 20(a) shall be deemed to be and to mean all sums of every nature required to be paid by Tenant pursuant to the terms of this Lease, whether to Landlord or to others. As used in items (i) and (ii), above, the worth at the time of award shall be computed by allowing interest at the rate set forth in item (e), below, but in no case greater than the maximum amount of such interest permitted by law. As used in item (iii), above, the worth at the time of award shall be computed by discounting such amount at the discount rate of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco at the time of award plus one percent (1%).
(b) Nothing in this Article 20 shall be deemed to affect Landlords right to indemnification for liability or liabilities arising prior to the termination of this Lease for personal injuries or property damage under the indemnification clause or clauses contained in this Lease.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, Landlords re-entry to perform acts of maintenance or preservation of or in connection with efforts to relet the Premises or any portion thereof, or the appointment of a receiver upon Landlords initiative to protect Landlords interest under this Lease shall not terminate Tenants right to possession of the Premises or any portion thereof and, until Landlord does elect to terminate this Lease, this Lease shall continue in full force and effect and Landlord may enforce all of Landlords rights and remedies hereunder including, without limitation, the remedy described in California Civil Code Section 1951.4 (lessor may continue lease in effect after lessees breach and abandonment and recover rent as it becomes due, if lessee has the right to sublet or assign, subject only to reasonable limitations). Accordingly, if Landlord does not elect to terminate this Lease on account of any default by Tenant, Landlord may, from time to time, without terminating this Lease, enforce all of its rights and remedies under this Lease, including the right to recover all rent as it becomes due.
(d) All rights, powers and remedies of Landlord hereunder and under any other agreement now or hereafter in force between Landlord and Tenant shall be cumulative and not alternative and shall be in addition to all rights, powers and remedies given to Landlord by law, and the exercise of one or more rights or remedies shall not impair Landlords right to exercise any other right or remedy.
(e) Any amount due from Tenant to Landlord hereunder which is not paid when due shall bear interest at the lower of eighteen percent (18%) per annum or the maximum lawful rate of interest from the due date until paid, unless otherwise specifically provided herein, but the payment of such interest shall not excuse or cure any default by Tenant under this Lease. In addition to such interest: (i) if Rental is not paid on or before the fifth (5 th ) day of the calendar month for which the same is due, a late charge equal to ten percent (10%) of the amount overdue or $100, whichever is greater, shall be immediately due and owing and shall accrue for each calendar month or part thereof until such rental, including the late charge, is paid in full, which late charge Tenant hereby agrees is a reasonable estimate of the damages Landlord shall suffer as a result of Tenants late payment and (ii) an additional charge of $25 shall be assessed for any check given to Landlord by or on behalf of Tenant which is not honored by the drawee thereof; which damages include Landlords additional administrative and other costs associated with such late payment and unsatisfied checks and the parties agree that it would be impracticable or extremely difficult to fix Landlords actual damage in such event. Such charges for interest and late payments and unsatisfied checks are separate and cumulative and are in addition to and shall not diminish or represent a substitute for any or all of Landlords rights or remedies under any other provision of this Lease.
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(f) Landlord shall not be in default under this Lease unless Landlord fails to perform obligations required of Landlord within sixty (60) days after written notice is delivered by Tenant to Landlord and to the holder of any mortgages or deeds of trust (collectively, Lender) covering the Premises whose name and address shall have theretofore been furnished to Tenant in writing, specifying the obligation which Landlord has failed to perform; provided, however, that if the nature of Landlords obligation is such that more than sixty (60) days are required for performance, then Landlord shall not be in default if Landlord or Lender commences performance within such sixty (60) day period and thereafter diligently prosecutes the same to completion.
(g) In the event of any default, breach or violation of Tenants rights under this Lease by Landlord, Tenants exclusive remedies shall be an action for specific performance or action for actual damages. Without limiting any other waiver by Tenant which may be contained in this Lease, Tenant hereby waives the benefit of any law granting it the right to perform Landlords obligation, or the right to terminate this Lease on account of any Landlord default.
ARTICLE 21
TRANSFER OF LANDLORDS INTEREST
In the event of any transfer or termination of Landlords interest in the Premises or the Project by sale, assignment, transfer, foreclosure, deed-in-lieu of foreclosure or otherwise whether voluntary or involuntary, Landlord shall be automatically relieved of any and all obligations and liabilities on the part of Landlord from and after the date of such transfer or termination, including furthermore without limitation, the obligation of Landlord under Article 4 and California Civil Code 1950.7 above to return the security deposit, provided said security deposit is transferred to said transferee. Tenant agrees to attorn to the transferee upon any such transfer and to recognize such transferee as the lessor under this Lease and Tenant shall, within five (5) days after request, execute such further instruments or assurances as such transferee may reasonably deem necessary to evidence or confirm such attornment.
ARTICLE 22
BROKER
In connection with this Lease, Tenant warrants and represents that it has had dealings only with firm(s) set forth in Article 1.H. of the Basic Lease Provisions and that it knows of no other person or entity who is or might be entitled to a commission, finders fee or other like payment in connection herewith and does hereby indemnify and agree to hold Landlord, its agents, members, partners, representatives, officers, affiliates, shareholders, employees, successors and assigns harmless from and against any and all loss, liability and expenses that Landlord may incur should such warranty and representation prove incorrect, inaccurate or false.
ARTICLE 23
PARKING
Tenant shall rent from Landlord, commencing on the Commencement Date, the number of unreserved parking passes set forth in Article 1.I. of the Basic Lease Provisions, which parking passes shall pertain to the Project parking facility. Tenant shall pay to Landlord for parking passes the prevailing rate charged from time to time at the location of such parking passes. In addition, Tenant shall be responsible for the full amount of any taxes imposed by any governmental authority in connection with the renting of such parking passes by Tenant or the use of the parking facility by Tenant. Tenants continued right to use the parking passes is conditioned upon Tenant abiding by all rules and regulations which are prescribed from time to time for the orderly operation and use of the parking facility where the parking passes are located, including any sticker or other identification system established by Landlord, Tenants cooperation in seeing that Tenants employees and visitors also comply with such rules and regulations, and Tenant not being in default under this Lease. Landlord specifically reserves the right to change the size, configuration, design, layout and all other aspects of the Project parking
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facility at any time and Tenant acknowledges and agrees that Landlord may, without incurring any liability to Tenant and without any abatement of rent under this Lease, from time to time, close-off or restrict access to the Project parking facility for purposes of permitting or facilitating any such construction, alteration or improvements. Landlord may, from time to time, relocate any reserved parking spaces (if any) rented by Tenant to another location in the Project parking facility. Landlord may delegate its responsibilities hereunder to a parking operator or a lessee of the parking facility in which case such parking operator or lessee shall have all the rights of control attributed hereby to the Landlord. The parking passes rented by Tenant pursuant to this Article 23 are provided to Tenant solely for use by Tenants own personnel and such passes may not be transferred, assigned, subleased or otherwise alienated by Tenant without Landlords prior approval. Tenant may validate visitor parking by such method or methods as the Landlord may establish, at the validation rate from time to time generally applicable to visitor parking.
ARTICLE 24
WAIVER
No waiver by Landlord of any provision of this Lease shall be deemed to be a waiver of any other provision hereof or of any subsequent breach by Tenant of the same or any other provision. No provision of this Lease may be waived by Landlord, except by an instrument in writing executed by Landlord. Landlords consent to or approval of any act by Tenant requiring Landlords consent or approval shall not be deemed to render unnecessary the obtaining of Landlords consent to or approval of any subsequent act of Tenant, whether or not similar to the act so consented to or approved. No act or thing done by Landlord or Landlords agents during the Term of this Lease shall be deemed an acceptance of a surrender of the Premises, and no agreement to accept such surrender shall be valid unless in writing and signed by Landlord. The subsequent acceptance of rent hereunder by Landlord shall not be deemed to be a waiver of any preceding breach by Tenant of any term, covenant or condition of this Lease, other than the failure of Tenant to pay the particular rent so accepted, regardless of Landlords knowledge of such preceding breach at the time of acceptance of such rent. Any payment by Tenant or receipt by Landlord of an amount less than the total amount then due hereunder shall be deemed to be in partial payment only thereof and not a waiver of the balance due or an accord and satisfaction, notwithstanding any statement or endorsement to the contrary on any check or any other instrument delivered concurrently therewith or in reference thereto. Accordingly, Landlord may accept any such amount and negotiate any such check without prejudice to Landlords right to recover all balances due and owing and to pursue its other rights against Tenant under this Lease, regardless of whether Landlord makes any notation on such instrument of payment or otherwise notifies Tenant that such acceptance or negotiation is without prejudice to Landlords rights.
ARTICLE 25
ESTOPPEL CERTIFICATE
Tenant shall, at any time and from time to time, upon not less than ten (10) days prior written notice from Landlord, execute, acknowledge and deliver to Landlord a statement in writing (the Estoppel Certificate ) certifying the following information, (but not limited to the following information in the event further information is requested by Landlord): (i) that this Lease is unmodified and in full force and effect (or, if modified, stating the nature of such modification and certifying that this Lease, as modified, is in full force and effect); (ii) the dates to which the rental and other charges are paid in advance, if any; (iii) the amount of Tenants security deposit, if any; and (iv) acknowledging that there are not, to Tenants knowledge, any uncured defaults on the part of Landlord hereunder, and no events or conditions then in existence which, with the passage of time or notice or both, would constitute a default on the part of Landlord hereunder, or specifying such defaults, events or conditions, if any are claimed. It is expressly understood and agreed that any such statement may be relied upon by any prospective purchaser or encumbrancer of all or any portion of the Real Property. Tenants failure to deliver such statement within such time shall constitute an admission by Tenant that all statements contained therein are true and correct. Furthermore, if Tenant fails to timely deliver an Estoppel Certificate to Landlord pursuant to the terms of this Article 25, then without limiting any other rights and remedies of Landlord, Landlord shall have the right to charge Tenant an amount equal to $500 per day for each day thereafter until Tenant delivers to Landlord an Estoppel Certificate pursuant to the terms hereof. Tenant acknowledges and agrees that (A) such charge compensates Landlord for the administrative costs caused by the delinquency, and (B) Landlords damage
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would be difficult to compute and the amount stated in this paragraph represents a reasonable estimate of such damage. Tenant hereby irrevocably appoints Landlord as Tenants attorney-in-fact and in Tenants name, place and stead to execute any and all documents described in this Article 25 if Tenant fails to do so within the specified time period.
ARTICLE 26
LIABILITY OF LANDLORD
Notwithstanding anything in this Lease to the contrary, any remedy of Tenant for the collection of a judgment (or other judicial process) requiring the payment of money by Landlord in the event of any default by Landlord hereunder or any claim, cause of action or obligation, contractual, statutory or otherwise by Tenant against Landlord or the Landlord Parties concerning, arising out of or relating to any matter relating to this Lease and all of the covenants and conditions or any obligations, contractual, statutory, or otherwise set forth herein, shall be limited solely and exclusively to an amount which is equal to the lesser of (i) the interest of Landlord in and to the Project, and (ii) the interest Landlord would have in the Project if the Project were encumbered by third party debt in an amount equal to ninety percent (90%) of the then current value of the Project (as such value is reasonably determined by Landlord). No other property or assets of Landlord or any Landlord Party shall be subject to levy, execution or other enforcement procedure for the satisfaction of Tenants remedies under or with respect to this Lease, Landlords obligations to Tenant, whether contractual, statutory or otherwise, the relationship of Landlord and Tenant hereunder, or Tenants use or occupancy of the Premises.
ARTICLE 27
INABILITY TO PERFORM
This Lease and the obligations of Tenant hereunder shall not be affected or impaired because Landlord is unable to fulfill any of its obligations hereunder or is delayed in doing so, if such inability or delay is caused by reason of any prevention, delay, stoppage due to strikes, lockouts, acts of God, acts of terrorism, or any other cause previously, or at such time, beyond the reasonable control or anticipation of Landlord (collectively, a Force Majeure ) and Landlords obligations under this Lease shall be forgiven and suspended by any such Force Majeure.
ARTICLE 28
HAZARDOUS WASTE
(a) Tenant shall not cause or permit any Hazardous Material (as defined in Section 28(d) below) to be brought, kept or used in or about the Project by Tenant, its agents, employees, contractors, or invitees, other than Universal Waste (as defined in Section 28(f) below) on the Premises with respect to which Tenant is a Generator (as defined in Section 28(g) below) or Producer (as defined in Section 28(g) below). Tenant shall be responsible, at its sole expense, for disposing of or causing to be disposed of all Universal Waste in accordance with Chapter 23 of Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations. Tenant indemnifies Landlord and the Landlord Parties from and against any breach by Tenant of the obligations stated in the preceding two sentences, and agrees to defend and hold Landlord and the Landlord Parties harmless from and against any and all claims, judgments, damages, penalties, fines, costs, liabilities, or losses (including, without limitation, diminution in value of the Project, damages for the loss or restriction or use of rentable or usable space or of any amenity of the Project, damages arising from any adverse impact or marketing of space in the Project, and sums paid in settlement of claims, attorneys fees and costs, consultant fees, and expert fees) which arise during or after the Term of this Lease as a result of such breach. This indemnification of Landlord and the Landlord Parties by Tenant includes, without limitation, costs incurred in connection with any investigation of site conditions or any cleanup, remedial, removal, or restoration work required by any federal, state, or local governmental agency or political subdivision because of Hazardous Material present in the soil or ground water on or under the Project. Without limiting the foregoing, if the presence of any Hazardous Material on the Project caused or permitted by Tenant results in any contamination of the Project, then subject to the provisions of Articles 9, 10 and 11 hereof, Tenant shall promptly take all actions at its sole expense as are necessary to return the Project to the condition existing prior to the introduction of
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any such Hazardous Material and the contractors to be used by Tenant for such work must be approved by Landlord, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld so long as such actions would not potentially have any material adverse long-term or short-term effect on the Project and so long as such actions do not materially interfere with the use and enjoyment of the Project by the other tenants thereof; provided however, Landlord shall also have the right, by written notice to Tenant, to directly undertake any such mitigation efforts with regard to Hazardous Materials in or about the Project due to Tenants breach of its obligations pursuant to this Section 28(a), and to charge Tenant, as Additional Rent, for the costs thereof.
(b) Landlord and Tenant acknowledge that Landlord may become legally liable for the costs of complying with Laws (as defined in Section 28(e) below) relating to Hazardous Material which are not the responsibility of Landlord or the responsibility of Tenant, including the following: (i) Hazardous Material present in the soil or ground water on the Project of which Landlord has no knowledge as of the effective date of this Lease; (ii) a change in Laws which relate to Hazardous Material which make that Hazardous Material which is present on the Real Property as of the effective date of this Lease, whether known or unknown to Landlord, a violation of such new Laws; (iii) Hazardous Material that migrates, flows, percolates, diffuses, or in any way moves on to, or under, the Project after the effective date of this Lease; or Hazardous Material present on or under the Project as a result of any discharge, dumping or spilling (whether accidental or otherwise) on the Project by other lessees of the Project or their agents, employees, contractors, or invitees, or by others. Accordingly, Landlord and Tenant agree that the cost of complying with Laws relating to Hazardous Material on the Project for which Landlord is legally liable and which are paid or incurred by Landlord shall be an Operating Cost (and Tenant shall pay Tenants Proportionate Share thereof in accordance with Article 3) unless the cost of such compliance as between Landlord and Tenant, is made the responsibility of Tenant pursuant to Section 28(a) above. To the extent any such Operating Cost relating to Hazardous Material is subsequently recovered or reimbursed through insurance, or recovery from responsible third parties or other action, Tenant shall be entitled to a proportionate reimbursement to the extent it has paid its share of such Operating Cost to which such recovery or reimbursement relates.
(c) It shall not be unreasonable for Landlord to withhold its consent to any proposed Transfer if (i) the proposed transferees anticipated use of the Premises involves the generation, storage, use, treatment, or disposal of Hazardous Material; (ii) the proposed Transferee has been required by any prior landlord, lender, or governmental authority to take remedial action in connection with Hazardous Material contaminating a property if the contamination resulted from such Transferees actions or use of the property in question; or (iii) the proposed Transferee is subject to an enforcement order issued by any governmental authority in connection with the use, disposal, or storage of a Hazardous Material.
(d) As used herein, the term Hazardous Material means any hazardous or toxic substance, material, or waste which is or becomes regulated by any local governmental authority, the State of California or the United States Government. The term Hazardous Material includes, without limitation, any material or substance which is (i) defined as Hazardous Waste, Extremely Hazardous Waste, or Restricted Hazardous Waste under Sections 25115, 25117 or 25122.7, or listed pursuant to Section 25140, of the California Health and Safety Code, Division 20, Chapter 6.5 (Hazardous Waste Control Law), (ii) defined as a Hazardous Substance under Section 25316 of the California Health and Safety Code, Division 20, Chapter 6.8 (Carpenter-Presley-Tanner Hazardous Substance Account Act), (iii) defined as a Hazardous Material, Hazardous Substance, or Hazardous Waste under Section 25501 of the California Health and Safety Code, Division 20, Chapter 6.95 (Hazardous Materials Release Response Plans and Inventory), (iv) defined as a Hazardous Substance under Section 25281 of the California Health and Safety Code, Division 20, Chapter 6.7 (Underground Storage of Hazardous Substances), (v) petroleum, (vi) asbestos, (vii) regulated by Section 26100 et seq. of the California Health and Safety Code, Division 20, Chapter 18 (Toxic Mold Protection Act of 2001), (viii) listed under Article 9 or defined as Hazardous or extremely hazardous pursuant to Article 11 of Title 22 of the California Administrative Code, Division 4, Chapter 20, (ix) designated as a Hazardous Substance pursuant to Section 311 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. § 1317), (x) defined as a Hazardous Waste pursuant to Section 1004 of the Federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C. § 6901 et seq. (42 U.S.C. § 6903), or (xi) defined as a Hazardous Substance pursuant to Section 101 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, 42 U.S.C. § 9601 et seq. (42 U.S.C. § 9601).
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(e) As used herein, the term Laws means any applicable federal, state or local law, ordinance, or regulation relating to any Hazardous Material affecting the Project, including, without limitation, the laws, ordinances, and regulations referred to in Section 28(d) above.
(f) As used herein, the term Universal Waste means any substance defined as Universal Waste pursuant to Section 66273.9 of Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations.
(g) As used herein, the term Generator or Producer of Universal Waste is defined pursuant to Section 66273.9 of Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations.
ARTICLE 29
SURRENDER OF PREMISES; REMOVAL OF PROPERTY
(a) The voluntary or other surrender of this Lease by Tenant to Landlord, or a mutual termination hereof, shall not work a merger, and shall at the option of Landlord, operate as an assignment to it of any or all subleases or subtenancies affecting the Premises.
(b) Upon the expiration of the Term of this Lease, or upon any earlier termination of this Lease, Tenant shall quit and surrender possession of the Premises to Landlord in good order and condition, reasonable wear and tear and repairs which are Landlords obligation excepted, and shall, without expense to Landlord, remove or cause to be removed from the Premises all debris and rubbish, all furniture, equipment, business and trade fixtures, free-standing cabinet work, moveable partitioning, telephone and data cabling and other articles of personal property in the Premises except to the extent (i) Landlord elects by notice to Tenant to exercise its option to have any subleases or subtenancies assigned to it, and/or (ii) Landlord elects by notice to Tenant not to require Tenant to remove any data cabling servicing the Premises (in which event Tenant shall pay to Landlord the estimated cost [as determined by Landlord] to be incurred by Landlord in connection with removing said data cabling). Tenant shall be responsible for the cost to repair all damage to the Premises resulting from the removal of any of such items from the Premises, provided that Landlord shall have the right to either (I) cause Tenant to perform said repair work, or (II) perform said repair work itself, at Tenants expense (with any such costs incurred by Landlord to be reimbursed by Tenant to Landlord within three (3) business days following written demand therefor from Landlord).
(c) Whenever Landlord shall reenter the Premises as provided in Article 20 hereof, or as otherwise provided in this Lease, any property of Tenant not removed by Tenant upon the expiration of the Term of this Lease (or within forty-eight (48) hours after a termination by reason of Tenants default), as provided in this Lease, shall be considered abandoned and Landlord may remove any or all of such items and dispose of the same in any manner or store the same in a public warehouse or elsewhere for the account and at the expense and risk of Tenant, and if Tenant shall fail to pay the cost of storing any such property after it has been stored for a period of thirty (30) days or more, Landlord may sell any or all of such property at public or private sale, in such manner and at such times and places as Landlord, in its sole discretion, may deem proper, without notice to or demand upon Tenant, for the payment of all or any part of such charges or the removal of any such property, and shall apply the proceeds of such sale as follows: first, to the cost and expense of such sale, including reasonable attorneys fees and costs for services rendered; second, to the payment of the cost of or charges for storing any such property; third, to the payment of any other sums of money which may then or thereafter be due to Landlord from Tenant under any of the terms hereof; and fourth, the balance, if any, to Tenant.
(d) All fixtures, Tenant Improvements, Alterations and/or appurtenances attached to or built into the Premises prior to or during the Term, whether by Landlord or Tenant and whether at the expense of Landlord or Tenant, or of both, shall be and remain part of the Premises and shall not be removed by Tenant at the end of the Term unless otherwise expressly provided for in this Lease or unless such removal is required by Landlord. Such fixtures, Tenant Improvements, Alterations and/or appurtenances shall include but not be limited to: all floor coverings, drapes, paneling, built-in cabinetry, molding, doors, vaults (including vault doors), plumbing systems, security systems, electrical systems, lighting systems, communication systems, all fixtures and outlets for the systems mentioned above and for all telephone, radio and television purposes, and any special flooring or ceiling installations.
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ARTICLE 30
MISCELLANEOUS
(a) SEVERABILITY; ENTIRE AGREEMENT . ANY PROVISION OF THIS LEASE WHICH SHALL PROVE TO BE INVALID, VOID, OR ILLEGAL SHALL IN NO WAY AFFECT, IMPAIR OR INVALIDATE ANY OTHER PROVISION HEREOF AND SUCH OTHER PROVISIONS SHALL REMAIN IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT. THIS LEASE AND THE EXHIBITS AND ANY ADDENDUM ATTACHED HERETO CONSTITUTE THE ENTIRE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PARTIES HERETO WITH REGARD TO TENANTS OCCUPANCY OR USE OF ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE PROJECT, AND NO PRIOR AGREEMENT OR UNDERSTANDING PERTAINING TO ANY SUCH MATTER SHALL BE EFFECTIVE FOR ANY PURPOSE. NO PROVISION OF THIS LEASE MAY BE AMENDED OR SUPPLEMENTED EXCEPT BY AN AGREEMENT IN WRITING SIGNED BY THE PARTIES HERETO OR THEIR SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST. THE PARTIES AGREE THAT ANY DELETION OF LANGUAGE FROM THIS LEASE PRIOR TO ITS MUTUAL EXECUTION BY LANDLORD AND TENANT SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED TO HAVE ANY PARTICULAR MEANING OR TO RAISE ANY PRESUMPTION, CANON OF CONSTRUCTION OR IMPLICATION INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY IMPLICATION THAT THE PARTIES INTENDED THEREBY TO STATE THE CONVERSE, OBVERSE OR OPPOSITE OF THE DELETED LANGUAGE.
(b) Attorneys Fees; Waiver of Jury Trial .
(i) In any action to enforce the terms of this Lease, including any suit by Landlord for the recovery of rent or possession of the Premises, the losing party shall pay the successful party a reasonable sum for attorneys fees and costs in such suit and such attorneys fees and costs shall be deemed to have accrued prior to the commencement of such action and shall be paid whether or not such action is prosecuted to judgment. Tenant shall also reimburse Landlord for all costs incurred by Landlord in connection with enforcing its rights under this Lease against Tenant following a bankruptcy by Tenant or otherwise, including without limitation, legal fees, experts fees and expenses, court costs and consulting fees.
(ii) Should Landlord, without fault on Landlords part, be made a party to any litigation instituted by Tenant or by any third party against Tenant, or by or against any person holding under or using the Premises by license of Tenant, or for the foreclosure of any lien for labor or material furnished to or for Tenant or any such other person or otherwise arising out of or resulting from any act or transaction of Tenant or of any such other person, Tenant covenants to save and hold Landlord harmless from any judgment rendered against Landlord or the Premises or any part thereof and from all costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys fees and costs incurred by Landlord in connection with such litigation.
(iii) TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, EACH PARTY HEREBY WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION SEEKING SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE OF ANY PROVISION OF THIS LEASE, FOR DAMAGES FOR ANY BREACH UNDER THIS LEASE, OR OTHERWISE FOR ENFORCEMENT OF ANY RIGHT OR REMEDY HEREUNDER.
(c) Time of Essence . Each of Tenants covenants herein is a condition and time is of the essence with respect to the performance of every provision of this Lease.
(d) Headings; Joint and Several . The article headings contained in this Lease are for convenience only and do not in any way limit or amplify any term or provision hereof. The terms Landlord and Tenant as used herein shall include the plural as well as the singular, the neuter shall include the masculine and feminine genders and the obligations herein imposed upon Tenant shall be joint and several as to each of the persons, firms or corporations of which Tenant may be composed.
(e) Reserved Area . Tenant hereby acknowledges and agrees that the exterior walls of the Premises and the area between the finished ceiling of the Premises and the slab of the floor of the Project thereabove have not been demised hereby and the use thereof together with the right
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to install, maintain, use, repair and replace pipes, ducts, conduits, wiring and cabling leading through, under or above the Premises or throughout the Project in locations which will not materially interfere with Tenants use of the Premises and serving other parts of the Project are hereby excepted and reserved unto Landlord.
(f) NO OPTION . THE SUBMISSION OF THIS LEASE BY LANDLORD, ITS AGENT OR REPRESENTATIVE FOR EXAMINATION OR EXECUTION BY TENANT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN OPTION OR OFFER TO LEASE THE PREMISES UPON THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS CONTAINED HEREIN OR A RESERVATION OF THE PREMISES IN FAVOR OF TENANT, IT BEING INTENDED HEREBY THAT THIS LEASE SHALL ONLY BECOME EFFECTIVE UPON THE EXECUTION HEREOF BY LANDLORD AND TENANT AND DELIVERY OF A FULLY EXECUTED LEASE TO TENANT.
(g) Use of Project Name; Improvements . Tenant shall not be allowed to use the name, picture or representation of the Project, or words to that effect, in connection with any business carried on in the Premises or otherwise (except as Tenants address) without the prior written consent of Landlord. In the event that Landlord undertakes any additional improvements on the Real Property including but not limited to new construction or renovation or additions to the existing improvements, Landlord shall not be liable to Tenant for any noise, dust, vibration or interference with access to the Premises or disruption in Tenants business caused thereby.
(h) Rules and Regulations . Tenant shall observe faithfully and comply strictly with the rules and regulations ( Rules and Regulations ) attached to this Lease as Exhibit B and made a part hereof, and such other Rules and Regulations as Landlord may from time to time reasonably adopt for the safety, care and cleanliness of the Project, the facilities thereof, or the preservation of good order therein. Landlord shall not be liable to Tenant for violation of any such Rules and Regulations, or for the breach of any covenant or condition in any lease by any other tenant in the Project. A waiver by Landlord of any Rule or Regulation for any other tenant shall not constitute nor be deemed a waiver of the Rule or Regulation for this Tenant.
(i) Quiet Possession . Upon Tenants paying the Basic Rental, Additional Rent and other sums provided hereunder and observing and performing all of the covenants, conditions and provisions on Tenants part to be observed and performed hereunder, Tenant shall have quiet possession of the Premises for the entire Term hereof, subject to all of the provisions of this Lease.
(j) Rent . All payments required to be made hereunder to Landlord (other than the Security Deposit) shall be deemed to be rent, whether or not described as such.
(k) Successors and Assigns . Subject to the provisions of Article 15 hereof, all of the covenants, conditions and provisions of this Lease shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective heirs, personal representatives, successors and assigns.
(l) Notices . Any notice required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be in writing and may be given by personal service evidenced by a signed receipt or sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, or via overnight courier, and shall be effective upon proof of delivery, addressed to Tenant at the Premises or to Landlord at the management office for the Project, with a copy to Landlord, c/o Hudson Capital Partners, 11601 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1600, Los Angeles, California 90025, Attn: Howard Stern. Either party may by notice to the other specify a different address for notice purposes except that, upon Tenants taking possession of the Premises, the Premises shall constitute Tenants address for notice purposes. A copy of all notices to be given to Landlord hereunder shall be concurrently transmitted by Tenant to such party hereafter designated by notice from Landlord to Tenant. Any notices sent by Landlord regarding or relating to eviction procedures, including without limitation three (3) day notices, may be sent by regular mail.
(m) Persistent Delinquencies . In the event that Tenant shall be delinquent by more than fifteen (15) days in the payment of rent on three (3) separate occasions in any twelve (12) month period or if there are three (3) or more non-monetary defaults by Tenant in any twelve (12) month period, without limiting any other rights or remedies of Landlord, Landlord shall have the right to terminate this Lease by thirty (30) days written notice given by Landlord to Tenant within thirty (30) days of the last such delinquency.
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(n) Right of Landlord to Perform . All covenants and agreements to be performed by Tenant under any of the terms of this Lease shall be performed by Tenant at Tenants sole cost and expense and without any abatement of rent. If Tenant shall fail to pay any sum of money, other than rent, required to be paid by it hereunder or shall fail to perform any other act on its part to be performed hereunder, and such failure shall continue beyond any applicable cure period set forth in this Lease, Landlord may, but shall not be obligated to, without waiving or releasing Tenant from any obligations of Tenant, make any such payment or perform any such other act on Tenants part to be made or performed as is in this Lease provided. All sums so paid by Landlord and all reasonable incidental costs, together with interest thereon at the rate specified in Section 20(e) above from the date of such payment by Landlord, shall be payable to Landlord on demand and Tenant covenants to pay any such sums, and Landlord shall have (in addition to any other right or remedy of Landlord) the same rights and remedies in the event of the nonpayment thereof by Tenant as in the case of default by Tenant in the payment of the rent.
(o) Access, Changes in Project, Facilities, Name .
(i) Every part of the Project except the inside surfaces of all walls, windows and doors bounding the Premises (including exterior building walls, the rooftop, core corridor walls and doors and any core corridor entrance), and any space in or adjacent to the Premises or within the Project used for shafts, stacks, pipes, conduits, fan rooms, ducts, electric or other utilities, sinks or other building facilities, and the use thereof, as well as access thereto through the Premises for the purposes of operation, maintenance, decoration and repair, are reserved to Landlord.
(ii) Landlord reserves the right, without incurring any liability to Tenant therefor, to make such changes in or to the Project and the fixtures and equipment thereof, as well as in or to the street entrances, halls, passages, elevators, stairways and other improvements thereof, as it may deem necessary or desirable.
(iii) Landlord may adopt any name for the Project and Landlord reserves the right, from time to time, to change the name and/or address of the Project at any time.
(p) Signing Authority . If Tenant is a corporation, partnership or limited liability company, each individual executing this Lease on behalf of said entity represents and warrants that he or she is duly authorized to execute and deliver this Lease on behalf of said entity in accordance with: (i) if Tenant is a corporation, a duly adopted resolution of the Board of Directors of said corporation or in accordance with the By-laws of said corporation, (ii) if Tenant is a partnership, the terms of the partnership agreement, and (iii) if Tenant is a limited liability company, the terms of its operating agreement, and that this Lease is binding upon said entity in accordance with its terms. Concurrently with Tenants execution of this Lease, Tenant shall provide to Landlord a copy of: (A) if Tenant is a corporation, such resolution of the Board of Directors authorizing the execution of this Lease on behalf of such corporation, which copy of resolution shall be duly certified by the secretary or an assistant secretary of the corporation to be a true copy of a resolution duly adopted by the Board of Directors of said corporation and shall be in a form reasonably acceptable to Landlord, (B) if Tenant is a partnership, a copy of the provisions of the partnership agreement granting the requisite authority to each individual executing this Lease on behalf of said partnership, and (C) if Tenant is a limited liability company, a copy of the provisions of its operating agreement granting the requisite authority to each individual executing this Lease on behalf of said limited liability company. In the event Tenant fails to comply with the requirements set forth in this subparagraph (p), then each individual executing this Lease shall be personally liable, jointly and severally along with Tenant, for all of Tenants obligations in this Lease.
(q) Identification of Tenant .
(i) If Tenant constitutes more than one person or entity, (A) each of them shall be jointly and severally liable for the keeping, observing and performing of all of the terms, covenants, conditions and provisions of this Lease to be kept, observed and performed by Tenant, (B) the term Tenant as used in this Lease shall mean and include each of them jointly and severally, and (C) the act of or notice from, or notice or refund to, or the signature of, any
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one or more of them, with respect to the tenancy of this Lease, including, but not limited to, any renewal, extension, expiration, termination or modification of this Lease, shall be binding upon each and all of the persons or entities executing this Lease as Tenant with the same force and effect as if each and all of them had so acted or so given or received such notice or refund or so signed.
(ii) If Tenant is a partnership (or is comprised of two or more persons, individually and as co-partners of a partnership) or if Tenants interest in this Lease shall be assigned to a partnership (or to two or more persons, individually and as co-partners of a partnership) pursuant to Article 15 hereof (any such partnership and such persons hereinafter referred to in this Section 30(q)(ii) as Partnership Tenant ), the following provisions of this Lease shall apply to such Partnership Tenant:
(A) The liability of each of the parties comprising Partnership Tenant shall be joint and several.
(B) Each of the parties comprising Partnership Tenant hereby consents in advance to, and agrees to be bound by, any written instrument which may hereafter be executed, changing, modifying or discharging this Lease, in whole or in part, or surrendering all or any part of the Premises to the Landlord, and by notices, demands, requests or other communication which may hereafter be given, by the individual or individuals authorized to execute this Lease on behalf of Partnership Tenant under Subparagraph (p) above.
(C) Any bills, statements, notices, demands, requests or other communications given or rendered to Partnership Tenant or to any of the parties comprising Partnership Tenant shall be deemed given or rendered to Partnership Tenant and to all such parties and shall be binding upon Partnership Tenant and all such parties.
(D) If Partnership Tenant admits new partners, all of such new partners shall, by their admission to Partnership Tenant, be deemed to have assumed performance of all of the terms, covenants and conditions of this Lease on Tenants part to be observed and performed.
(E) Partnership Tenant shall give prompt notice to Landlord of the admission of any such new partners, and, upon demand of Landlord, shall cause each such new partner to execute and deliver to Landlord an agreement in form satisfactory to Landlord, wherein each such new partner shall assume performance of all of the terms, covenants and conditions of this Lease on Partnership Tenants part to be observed and performed (but neither Landlords failure to request any such agreement nor the failure of any such new partner to execute or deliver any such agreement to Landlord shall terminate the provisions of clause (D) of this Section 30(q)(ii) or relieve any such new partner of its obligations thereunder).
(r) Substitute Premises . Landlord shall have the right at any time during the Term hereof, upon giving Tenant not less than sixty (60) days prior notice, to provide and furnish Tenant with space elsewhere in the Project or, subject to any required consent of any holder or holders of any mortgages or deeds of trust covering the Premises or the Project, elsewhere in the Development or in another similar building owned by Landlord or an affiliate of Landlord within a -mile radius of the Project (provided that in the event that the Project is a part of a multi-building development, such space may be located anywhere in such development) of approximately the same size as the Premises and remove and place Tenant in such space, with Landlord to pay all verified and previously approved costs and expenses incurred as a result of such movement to such new space. If Landlord moves Tenant to such new space, this Lease and each and all of its terms, covenants and conditions shall remain in full force and effect and shall be deemed applicable to such new space and such new space shall thereafter be deemed to be the Premises (and any new building shall hereinafter be referred to as the Project) as though Landlord and Tenant had entered into an express written amendment of this Lease with respect thereto.
(s) Survival of Obligations . Any obligations of Tenant under this Lease shall survive the expiration or earlier termination of this Lease.
(t) Confidentiality . Tenant acknowledges that the content of this Lease and any related documents are confidential information. Tenant shall keep such confidential information strictly confidential and shall not disclose such confidential information to any person or entity other than Tenants financial, legal and space planning consultants and any proposed Transferees.
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(u) Governing Law . This Lease shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California. No conflicts of law rules of any state or country (including, without limitation, California conflicts of law rules) shall be applied to result in the application of any substantive or procedural laws of any state or country other than California. All controversies, claims, actions or causes of action arising between the parties hereto and/or their respective successors and assigns, shall be brought, heard and adjudicated by the courts of the State of California, with venue in the County of . Each of the parties hereto hereby consents to personal jurisdiction by the courts of the State of California in connection with any such controversy, claim, action or cause of action, and each of the parties hereto consents to service of process by any means authorized by California law and consent to the enforcement of any judgment so obtained in the courts of the State of California on the same terms and conditions as if such controversy, claim, action or cause of action had been originally heard and adjudicated to a final judgment in such courts. Each of the parties hereto further acknowledges that the laws and courts of California were freely and voluntarily chosen to govern this Lease and to adjudicate any claims or disputes hereunder.
(v) Office of Foreign Assets Control . Tenant certifies to Landlord that (i) Tenant is not entering into this Lease, nor acting, for or on behalf of any person or entity named as a terrorist or other banned or blocked person or entity pursuant to any law, order, rule or regulation of the United States Treasury Department or the Office of Foreign Assets Control, and (ii) Tenant shall not assign this Lease or sublease to any such person or entity or anyone acting on behalf of any such person or entity. Landlord shall have the right to conduct all reasonable searches in order to ensure compliance with the foregoing. Tenant hereby agrees to indemnify, defend and hold Landlord and the Landlord Parties harmless from any and all claims arising from or related to any breach of the foregoing certification.
(w) Financial Statements . Within ten (10) days after Tenants receipt of Landlords written request, Tenant shall provide Landlord with current financial statements of Tenant and financial statements for the two (2) calendar or fiscal years (if Tenants fiscal year is other than a calendar year) prior to the current financial statement year. Any such statements shall be prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and, if the normal practice of Tenant, shall be audited by an independent certified public accountant.
(x) Exhibits . The Exhibits attached hereto are incorporated herein by this reference as if fully set forth herein.
(y) Independent Covenants . This Lease shall be construed as though the covenants herein between Landlord and Tenant are independent (and not dependent) and Tenant hereby expressly waives the benefit of any statute to the contrary and agrees that if Landlord fails to perform its obligations set forth herein, Tenant shall not be entitled to make any repairs or perform any acts hereunder at Landlords expense or to set off of any of the rent or other amounts owing hereunder against Landlord.
(z) Counterparts . This Lease may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but such counterparts, when taken together, shall constitute one agreement.
(aa) Non-Discrimination . Tenant herein covenants by and for himself or herself, his or her heirs, executors, administrators and assigns, and all persons claiming under or through him or her, and this Lease is made and accepted upon and subject to the following conditions:
That there shall be no discrimination against or segregation of any person or group of persons on account of race, color, creed, religion, sex, marital status, national origin or ancestry, in the leasing, subleasing, transferring, use, occupancy, tenure or enjoyment of the Premises, nor shall Tenant himself or herself, or any person claiming under or through him or her, establish or permit any such practice or practices of discrimination or segregation with reference to the selection, location, number, use or occupancy of tenants, subtenants or vendees in the Premises.
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(bb) Communications and Computer Lines . Tenant may install, maintain, replace, remove or use any communications or computer wires and cables (collectively, the Lines) at the Project in or serving the Premises, provided that (i) Tenant shall obtain Landlords prior written consent, use an experienced and qualified contractor approved in writing by Landlord, which consent shall not be unreasonably denied or withheld, and comply with all of the other provisions of Article 9 of this Lease, (ii) an acceptable number of spare Lines and space for additional Lines shall be maintained for existing and future occupants of the Project, as determined in Landlords reasonable opinion, (iii) the Lines therefor (including riser cables) shall be appropriately insulated to prevent excessive electromagnetic fields or radiation, and shall be surrounded by a protective conduit reasonably acceptable to Landlord, (iv) any new or existing Lines servicing the Premises shall comply with all applicable governmental laws and regulations, (v) as a condition to permitting the installation of new Lines, Landlord may require that Tenant remove existing Lines located in or serving the Premises and repair any damage in connection with such removal, and (vi) Tenant shall pay all costs in connection therewith. Landlord reserves the right to require that Tenant remove any Lines located in or serving the Premises which are installed in violation of these provisions, or which are at any time in violation of any laws or represent a dangerous or potentially dangerous condition.
(cc) Construction of Project . Tenant acknowledges that portions of the Project may be under construction following Tenants occupancy of the Premises, and that, in connection with such construction, Landlord may erect scaffolding or other necessary structures, limit access to portions of the Project, or perform work which may result in levels of noise, dust or debris which are in excess of that present in a fully constructed project. Tenant hereby waives any and all rent offsets or claims of constructive eviction which may arise in connection with such construction. Landlord shall have no responsibility or for any reason be liable to Tenant for any direct or indirect injury to or interference with Tenants business arising from such construction, nor shall Tenant be entitled to any compensation or damages from Landlord for loss of the use of all or any part of the Premises or of Tenants personal property or improvements resulting from such construction or Landlords actions in connection therewith, or for any inconvenience or annoyance occasioned by such construction or Landlords actions.
(dd) Office and Communications Services .
(i) The Provider . Landlord has advised Tenant that certain office and communications services may be offered to tenants of the Building by a concessionaire under contract to Landlord ( Provider ). Tenant shall be permitted to contract with Provider for the provision of any or all of such services on such terms and conditions as Tenant and Provider may agree.
(ii) Other Terms . Tenant acknowledges and agrees that: (i) Landlord has made no warranty or representation to Tenant with respect to the availability of any such services, or the quality, reliability or suitability thereof; (ii) the Provider is not acting as the agent or representative of Landlord in the provision of such services, and Landlord shall have no liability or responsibility for any failure or inadequacy of such services, or any equipment or facilities used in the furnishing thereof, or any act or omission of Provider, or its agents, employees, representatives, officers or contractors; (iii) Landlord shall have no responsibility or liability for the installation, alteration, repair, maintenance, furnishing, operation, adjustment or removal of any such services, equipment or facilities; and (iv) any contract or other agreement between Tenant and Provider shall be independent of this Lease, the obligations of Tenant hereunder, and the rights of Landlord hereunder, and, without limiting the foregoing, no default or failure of Provider with respect to any such services, equipment or facilities, or under any contract or agreement relating thereto, shall have any effect on this Lease or give to Tenant any offset or defense to the full and timely performance of its obligations hereunder, or entitle Tenant to any abatement of rent or additional rent or any other payment required to be made by Tenant hereunder, or constitute any accrual or constructive eviction of Tenant, or otherwise give rise to any other claim of any nature against Landlord.
ARTICLE 31
[OPTION TO EXTEND]
(a) [ Option Right . Landlord hereby grants the Tenant named in this Lease (the Original Tenant ) ( ) option(s) ( Options ) to extend the Term for the entire Premises for a period of ( ) years [each] (each, an Option Term ), which Option(s) shall be exercisable only by written notice delivered by Tenant to Landlord as
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set forth below. The rights contained in this Article 31 shall be personal to the Original Tenant and may only be exercised by the Original Tenant (and not any assignee, sublessee or other transferee of the Original Tenants interest in this Lease) if the Original Tenant occupies the entire Premises as of the date of Tenants Acceptance (as defined in Section 31(c) below).
(b) Option Rent . The Basic Rental payable by Tenant during the Option Term ( Option Rent ) shall be equal to the Market Rent (defined below), but in no event shall the Option Rent be less than Tenant is paying under the Lease on the month immediately preceding the Option Term for Monthly Basic Rental, including all escalations, Direct Costs, additional rent and other charges. Market Rent shall mean the applicable Monthly Basic Rental, including all escalations, Direct Costs, additional rent and other charges at which tenants, as of the commencement of the Option Term, are entering into leases for non-sublease space which is not encumbered by expansion rights and which is comparable in size, location and quality to the Premises in renewal transactions [ (or Expansion Space, as applicable) ] for a term comparable to the Option Term [ (or the term of Tenants lease of the Expansion Space, as applicable) ] which comparable space is located in the Development [or Project] and office buildings comparable to the Project in , California (as reasonably determined by Landlord), taking into consideration the value of the existing improvements in the Premises to Tenant, as compared to the value of the existing improvements in such comparable space, with such value to be based upon the age, quality and layout of the improvements and the extent to which the same could be utilized by Tenant with consideration given to the fact that the improvements existing in the Premises are specifically suitable to Tenant.
(c) Exercise of Option . The Option shall be exercised by Tenant only in the following manner: (i) Tenant shall not be in default, and shall not have been in default under this Lease more than once, on the delivery date of the Interest Notice and Tenants Acceptance; (ii) Tenant shall deliver written notice ( Interest Notice ) to Landlord not more than ten (10) months nor less than nine (9) months prior to the expiration of the Term, stating that Tenant is interested in exercising the Option, (iii) within fifteen (15) business days of Landlords receipt of Tenants written notice, Landlord shall deliver notice ( Option Rent Notice ) to Tenant setting forth the Option Rent; and (iv) if Tenant desires to exercise such Option, Tenant shall provide Landlord written notice within five (5) business days after receipt of the Option Rent Notice ( Tenants Acceptance ) [OPTIONAL USE ONLY FOR ARBITRATION: and upon, and concurrent with such exercise, Tenant may, at its option, object to the Option Rent contained in the Option Rent Notice]. Tenants failure to deliver the Interest Notice or Tenants Acceptance on or before the dates specified above shall be deemed to constitute Tenants election not to exercise the Option. If Tenant timely and properly exercises its Option, the Term shall be extended for the Option Term upon all of the terms and conditions set forth in this Lease, except that the rent for the Option Term shall be as indicated in the Option Rent Notice [OPTIONAL USE ONLY FOR ARBITRATION: unless Tenant, concurrently with Tenants Acceptance, objects to the Option Rent contained in the Option Rent Notice, in which event Landlord and Tenant shall use their best good faith efforts to agree upon the Market Rent. If Landlord and Tenant fail to reach agreement within fifteen (15) days following Tenants Acceptance (the Outside Agreement Date), then three (3) arbitrators shall be selected pursuant to Section 31(d) below and within three (3) business days following such selection, each party shall submit to each other and to the arbitrators a separate determination of the Market Rent. Tenants failure to timely submit its determination of Market Rent shall be deemed acceptance of Landlords submitted determination of Market Rent. If Tenants and Landlords submitted Market Rent are within five percent (5%) of each other, the Market Rent shall be deemed to be Landlords submitted Market Rent. If Landlords submitted Market Rent is more than five percent (5%) higher than Tenants submitted Market Rent, then the parties shall follow the procedure and the Option Rent shall be determined, as set forth in Section 31(d) below].
(d) Determination of Market Rent . If Tenant timely and appropriately objects to the Market Rent in Tenants Acceptance, and Landlord and Tenant fail to reach agreement on the Market Rent prior to the Outside Agreement Date, then each party shall make a separate determination of the Market Rent which shall be submitted to each other and to arbitration in accordance with the following items (i) through (vii):
(i) Landlord and Tenant shall each appoint, within ten (10) days of the Outside Agreement Date, one arbitrator who shall by profession be a current real estate broker or appraiser of comparable commercial properties in the immediate vicinity of the Project, and who
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has been active in such field over the last five (5) years. The determination of the arbitrators shall be limited solely to the issue of whether Landlords or Tenants submitted Market Rent is the closest to the actual Market Rent as determined by the arbitrators, taking into account the requirements of item (b), above (i.e., the arbitrators may only select Landlords or Tenants determination of Market Rent and shall not be entitled to make a compromise determination).
(ii) The two (2) arbitrators so appointed shall within five (5) business days of the date of the appointment of the last appointed arbitrator agree upon and appoint a third arbitrator who shall be qualified under the same criteria set forth hereinabove for qualification of the initial two arbitrators.
(iii) If Landlords submitted Market Rent is more than five percent (5%) higher than Tenants submitted Market Rent, the three arbitrators shall within fifteen (15) days of the appointment of the third arbitrator reach a decision as to whether the parties shall use Landlords or Tenants submitted Market Rent, and shall notify Landlord and Tenant thereof.
(iv) The decision of the majority of the three (3) arbitrators shall be binding upon Landlord and Tenant.
(v) If either Landlord or Tenant fails to appoint an arbitrator within ten (10) days after the applicable Outside Agreement Date and Landlords submitted Market Rent is more than five percent (5%) higher than Tenants submitted Market Rent, the arbitrator appointed by one of them shall reach a decision, notify Landlord and Tenant thereof, and such arbitrators decision shall be binding upon Landlord and Tenant.
(vi) If the two (2) arbitrators fail to agree upon and appoint a third (3rd) arbitrator, or both parties fail to appoint an arbitrator, then the appointment of the third arbitrator or any arbitrator shall be dismissed and the matter to be decided shall be forthwith submitted to arbitration under the provisions of the American Arbitration Association, but subject to the instruction set forth in this item (d).
(vii) The cost of arbitration shall be paid by Landlord and Tenant equally. ]
ARTICLE 32
[EXPANSION RIGHTS/RIGHT OF FIRST OFFER/MUST TAKE SPACE]
(a) [ Expansion Rights.
(i) In General . Landlord hereby grants the Original Tenant an option as of the ( ) month of the initial Term (the Expansion Date ), to lease up to approximately square feet on the ( ) floor of the Project, the precise location of which shall be designated by Landlord, in its reasonable discretion, on the terms set forth in this Section 32(a) (the Expansion Space ) .
(ii) Method of Exercise . The expansion option contained in this Section 32(a) shall be exercised by only the Original Tenant and only in the following manner: (1) Tenant shall deliver notice to Landlord not more than ten (10) months nor less than nine (9) months prior to the Expansion Date, stating that Tenant is interested in exercising its option; (2) Landlord, after receipt of Tenants notice, shall deliver notice (the Expansion Rent Notice ) to Tenant not less than seven (7) months prior to the Expansion Date, setting forth the exact square footage and configuration of the Expansion Space and the Expansion Rent , as that term is defined in item (iii), below; and (3) if Tenant wishes to exercise its expansion option, Tenant shall, on or before the later of (A) the date occurring six (6) months prior to the Expansion Date, and (B) the date occurring thirty (30) days after Tenants receipt of the Expansion Rent Notice, exercise the option by delivering written notice ( Expansion Exercise Notice ) thereof to Landlord, and, upon and concurrent with such notice, Tenant may, at its option, object to the Expansion Rent, in which event the parties shall follow the procedure and Expansion Rent shall be determined, as set forth in Section 31(d) of this Lease.
(iii) Expansion Rent . The rent payable by Tenant for the Expansion Space (the Expansion Rent ) shall be the then Market Rent for the Expansion Space, but in no event less than the then current rent then payable for the Premises per rentable square foot.
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(iv) Delivery of the Expansion Space . Landlord shall deliver the Expansion Space to Tenant on or before the Expansion Date.
(v) Construction of Expansion Space . Tenant shall take the Expansion Space in its as is condition, and the construction of improvements in the Expansion Space shall comply with the terms of Article 9 of this Lease.
(vi) Amendment to Lease. If Tenant timely exercises Tenants right to lease Expansion Space as set forth herein, Landlord and Tenant shall within fifteen (15) days after determination of the Expansion Rent execute an amendment adding such Expansion Space to the Lease upon the same terms and conditions as the initial Premises, except as otherwise set forth in this Section 32(a). Tenant shall commence payment of rent for the Expansion Space and the term of the Expansion Space shall commence upon the date of delivery of the Expansion Space to Tenant (the Expansion Space Commencement Date ) . The term of the Expansion Space shall expire on the Expiration Date.
(vii) No Defaults . The rights contained in this Section 32(a) shall be personal to the Original Tenant, may only be exercised by the Original Tenant (and not any assignee, sublessee or other transferee of the Original Tenants interest in this Lease) if Tenant occupies the entire Premises as of the date of the Expansion Exercise Notice. Tenant shall not have the right to lease Expansion Space as provided in this Section 32(a), if, as of the date of the Expansion Exercise Notice, or, at Landlords option, as of the scheduled date of delivery of such Expansion Space to Tenant, Tenant is in default under this Lease or Tenant has previously been in default under this Lease more than once.
(b) Right of First Offer . Landlord hereby grants to Tenant a right of first offer with respect to that space on the ( ) floor of the Project outlined on Exhibit A attached hereto and made a part hereof ( First Offer Space ) ; provided, however, such right of first offer shall only be effective if Tenant has delivered a written notice to Landlord, stating that tenant is interested in expanding in the Project (the Expansion Interest Notice ) during the three (3) month period immediately preceding the date that Landlord determines that Landlord shall commence the marketing of any First Offer Space because such space shall become available for lease to third parties. Notwithstanding the foregoing (i) such first offer right of Tenant shall commence only following the expiration or earlier termination of (A) any existing lease pertaining to the First Offer Space, and (B) as to any First Offer Space which is vacant as of the date of this Lease, the first lease pertaining to any portion of such First Offer Space entered into by Landlord after the date of this Lease (collectively, the Superior Leases ) , including any renewal or extension of such existing or future lease, whether or not such renewal or extension is pursuant to an express written provision in such lease, and regardless of whether any such renewal or extension is consummated pursuant to a lease amendment or a new lease, (ii) such first offer right shall be subordinate and secondary to all rights of expansion, first refusal, first offer or similar rights granted to (A) the tenants of the Superior Leases and (B) any other tenant of the Project (the rights described in items (i) and (ii), above to be known collectively as Superior Rights ), and (iii) such right of first offer shall not be triggered by the lease of space in the Project by Landlord to an existing tenant in the Project in connection with the relocation of such existing tenants premises in the Project. Tenants right of first offer shall be on the terms and conditions set forth in this Section 32(b). Tenants right of first offer shall be on the terms and conditions set forth in this Section 32(b).
(i) Procedure for Offer . Landlord shall notify Tenant (the First Offer Notice ) from time to time when Landlord determines that Landlord shall commence the marketing of any First Offer Space because such space shall become available for lease to third parties, where no holder of a Superior Right desires to lease such space. The First Offer Notice shall describe the space so offered to Tenant and shall set forth Landlords proposed material economic terms and conditions applicable to Tenants lease of such space (collectively, the Economic Terms ), including the proposed term of lease and the proposed rent payable for the First Offer Space. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Landlords obligation to deliver the First Offer Notice shall not apply during the last nine (9) months of the initial Term unless Tenant has delivered an Interest Notice to Landlord pursuant to Section above nor shall Landlord be obligated to deliver the First Offer Notice during the last eight (8) months of the initial Term unless Tenant has timely delivered Tenants Acceptance to Landlord pursuant to Section above.
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(ii) Procedure for Acceptance . If Tenant wishes to exercise Tenants right of first offer with respect to the space described in the First Offer Notice, then within five (5) business days after delivery of the First Offer Notice to Tenant, Tenant shall deliver an unconditional irrevocable notice to Landlord of Tenants exercise of its right of first offer with respect to the entire space described in the First Offer Notice and the Economic Terms shall be as set forth in the First Offer Notice. If Tenant does not unconditionally exercise its right of first offer within the five (5) business day period, then Landlord shall be free to lease the space described in the First Offer Notice to anyone to whom Landlord desires on any terms Landlord desires and Tenants right of first offer shall terminate as to the First Offer Space described in the First Offer Notice. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, Tenant must elect to exercise its right of first offer, if at all, with respect to all of the space offered by Landlord to Tenant at any particular time, and Tenant may not elect to lease only a portion thereof.
(iii) Construction of First Offer Space . Tenant shall take the First Offer Space in its as-is condition, and Tenant shall be entitled to construct improvements in the First Offer Space in accordance with the provisions of Article 9 of this Lease.
(iv) Lease of First Offer Space . If Tenant timely and properly exercises Tenants right to lease the First Offer Space as set forth herein, Landlord and Tenant shall execute an amendment adding such First Offer Space to this Lease upon the same non-economic terms and conditions as applicable to the initial Premises, and the economic terms and conditions as provided in this Section 32(b). Unless otherwise specified in Landlords Economic Terms, Tenant shall commence payment of rent for the First Offer Space and the Term of the First Offer Space shall commence upon the date of delivery of such space to Tenant.
(v) No Defaults . The rights contained in this Section 32(b) shall be personal to the Original Tenant, and may only be exercised by the Original Tenant (and not any assignee, sublessee or other transferee of the Original Tenants interest in this Lease) if Original Tenant occupies the entire Premises as of the date of the First Offer Notice. Tenant shall not have the right to lease First Offer Space as provided in this Section 32(b) if, as of the date of the First Offer Notice, or, at Landlords option, as of the scheduled date of delivery of such First Offer Space to Tenant, Tenant is in default under this Lease or Tenant has previously been in default under this Lease more than once.
(vi) Remedy . The sole remedy of Tenant for a breach by Landlord of its obligations under this Article 32 shall be an action against Landlord for direct damages (excluding consequential and punitive damages), and Tenant shall not have any right to a temporary restraining order, preliminary injunction, injunction, specific performance or other remedy, equitable or otherwise, aside from direct damages resulting from said breach by Landlord.
(c) Must Take Space . Tenant hereby agrees to add to the Premises approximately additional rentable square feet of space located on the floor of the Project, which space is contiguous to the original Premises, as such space is selected by Landlord ( Must Take Space ) . The effective date of Tenants lease of the Must Take Space shall be a date selected by Landlord which is between the first day of the ( ) month and last day of the ( ) month of the initial Term. Tenants lease of the Must Take Space shall be on the same terms and conditions as affect the original Premises throughout the Term, including, without limitation, the same Basic Rental rate (per rentable square foot) as then applies to the original Premises; provided, however, that (i) Tenants Proportionate Share shall be increased to take into account the additional number of rentable square feet of the Must Take Space, and (ii) the Must Take Space shall be leased to Tenant in its then as is condition (i.e., Landlord shall not be required to construct any improvements in, or contribute any Tenant Improvement Allowance for, the Must Take Space). Landlord shall provide written notice ( Must Take Notice ) to Tenant at least six (6) months prior to the effective date of Tenants lease of the Must Take Space, which notice shall indicate the location and square footage of such space and the anticipated effective date of Tenants lease of such space. The Term for the Must Take Space and Tenants obligation to pay rent with respect to the Must Take Space shall commence upon the date of delivery of the Must Take Space to Tenant and shall expire co-terminously with the Term for the original Premises. Landlord shall not be liable to Tenant or otherwise be in default hereunder in the event that Landlord is unable to deliver the Must Take Space to Tenant on the projected delivery date thereof due to the failure of any other tenant to timely vacate and surrender to Landlord such Must Take Space, or any portion thereof; provided,
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however, Landlord agrees to use its commercially reasonable efforts to enforce its right to possession of such Must Take Space against such other tenant. Promptly after Landlords delivery of the Must Take Notice to Tenant, Landlord and Tenant shall execute an amendment to this Lease adding the Must Take Space to the Premises upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Section 32(c). ]
ARTICLE 33
[SIGNAGE/DIRECTORY]
[Provided Tenant is not in default hereunder, Tenant, at sole cost and expense, shall have the right to one (1) line in the lobby directory during the Term. Provided Tenant is not in default hereunder, Tenant shall have the right, at Tenants sole cost and expense, to install [an eyebrow sign on the Projects exterior][a strip on the Projects monument sign] ( Tenants Signage ) . [ADD THE FOLLOWING LANGUAGE IF THERE IS A CHARGE FOR TENANTS SIGNAGE: Tenant shall furthermore pay to Landlord, on or before the first day of each month during the Term, without demand, offset or deduction, an amount equal to $ as consideration for the right to maintain Tenants Signage.] Tenants Signage shall be subject to Landlords approval as to, without limitation, size, design, location, graphics, materials, colors and similar specifications and shall be consistent with the exterior design, materials and appearance of the Project and the Projects signage program and shall be further subject to all matters of record and all applicable governmental laws, rules, regulations, codes and Tenants receipt of all permits and other governmental approvals and any applicable covenants, conditions and restrictions. Tenants Signage shall be personal to the Original Tenant and may not be assigned to any assignee or sublessee, or any other person or entity. Landlord has the right, but not the obligation, to oversee the installation of Tenants Signage. The cost to maintain and operate, if any, Tenants Signage shall be paid for by Tenant, and Tenant shall be separately metered for such expense (the cost of separately metering any utility usage shall also be paid for by Tenant). Upon the expiration of the Term, or other earlier termination of this Lease, Tenant shall, at Tenants sole cost, cause the removal of Tenants Signage (provided that Landlord shall have the right, at its election, to perform such removal on behalf of Tenant, at Tenants expense). Such costs shall (i) be payable within three (3) business days following written demand therefor from Landlord, and (ii) include, without limitation, the cost to repair and restore the Project to its original condition, normal wear and tear excepted. ]
ARTICLE 34
[ASBESTOS DISCLOSURES]
[Tenant acknowledges that Landlord has advised Tenant that the Project contains or, because of its age, is likely to contain, asbestos-containing materials ( ACMs ). If Tenant undertakes any Alterations or repairs to the Premises (to the extent permitted under Article 9), Tenant shall, in addition to complying with the requirements of Article 9, undertake the Alterations or repairs in a manner that avoids disturbing any ACMs present in the Project. If ACMs are likely to be disturbed in the course of such work, Tenant shall encapsulate or remove the ACMs in accordance with an approved asbestos-removal plan and otherwise in accordance with all applicable environmental laws, including giving all notices required by the California Health and Safety Code. ]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Lease, consisting of the foregoing provisions and Articles, including all exhibits and other attachments referenced therein, as of the date first above written.
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EXHIBIT A
PREMISES
* | This Exhibit A is provided for informational purposes only and is intended to be only an approximation of the layout of the Premises and shall not be deemed to constitute any representation by Landlord as to the exact layout or configuration of the Premises. |
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EXHIBIT B
RULES AND REGULATIONS
1. No sign, advertisement or notice shall be displayed, printed or affixed on or to the Premises or to the outside or inside of the Project or so as to be visible from outside the Premises or Project without Landlords prior written consent. Landlord shall have the right to remove any non-approved sign, advertisement or notice, without notice to and at the expense of Tenant, and Landlord shall not be liable in damages for such removal. All approved signs or lettering on doors and walls shall be printed, painted, affixed or inscribed at the expense of Tenant by Landlord or by a person selected by Landlord and in a manner and style acceptable to Landlord.
2. Tenant shall not obtain for use on the Premises ice, waxing, cleaning, interior glass polishing, rubbish removal, towel or other similar services, or accept barbering or bootblackening, or coffee cart services, milk, soft drinks or other like services on the Premises, except from persons authorized by Landlord and at the hours and under regulations fixed by Landlord. No vending machines or machines of any description shall be installed, maintained or operated upon the Premises without Landlords prior written consent.
3. The sidewalks, halls, passages, exits, entrances, elevators and stairways shall not be obstructed by Tenant or used for any purpose other than for ingress and egress from Tenants Premises. Under no circumstances is trash to be stored in the corridors. Notice must be given to Landlord for any large deliveries. Furniture, freight and other large or heavy articles, and all other deliveries may be brought into the Project only at times and in the manner designated by Landlord, and always at Tenants sole responsibility and risk. Landlord may impose reasonable charges for use of freight elevators after or before normal business hours. All damage done to the Project by moving or maintaining such furniture, freight or articles shall be repaired by Landlord at Tenants expense. Tenant shall not take or permit to be taken in or out of entrances or passenger elevators of the Project, any item normally taken, or which Landlord otherwise reasonably requires to be taken, in or out through service doors or on freight elevators. Tenant shall move all supplies, furniture and equipment as soon as received directly to the Premises, and shall move all waste that is at any time being taken from the Premises directly to the areas designated for disposal.
4. Toilet rooms, toilets, urinals, wash bowls and other apparatus shall not be used for any purpose other than for which they were constructed and no foreign substance of any kind whatsoever shall be thrown therein.
5. Tenant shall not overload the floor of the Premises or mark, drive nails, screw or drill into the partitions, ceilings or floor or in any way deface the Premises. Tenant shall not place typed, handwritten or computer generated signs in the corridors or any other common areas. Should there be a need for signage additional to the Project standard tenant placard, a written request shall be made to Landlord to obtain approval prior to any installation. All costs for said signage shall be Tenants responsibility.
6. In no event shall Tenant place a load upon any floor of the Premises or portion of any such flooring exceeding the floor load per square foot of area for which such floor is designed to carry and which is allowed by law, or any machinery or equipment which shall cause excessive vibration to the Premises or noticeable vibration to any other part of the Project. Prior to bringing any heavy safes, vaults, large computers or similarly heavy equipment into the Project, Tenant shall inform Landlord in writing of the dimensions and weights thereof and shall obtain Landlords consent thereto. Such consent shall not constitute a representation or warranty by Landlord that the safe, vault or other equipment complies, with regard to distribution of weight and/or vibration, with the provisions of this Rule 6 nor relieve Tenant from responsibility for the consequences of such noncompliance, and any such safe, vault or other equipment which Landlord determines to constitute a danger of damage to the Project or a nuisance to other tenants, either alone or in combination with other heavy and/or vibrating objects and equipment, shall be promptly removed by Tenant, at Tenants cost, upon Landlords written notice of such determination and demand for removal thereof.
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7. Tenant shall not use or keep in the Premises or Project any kerosene, gasoline or inflammable, explosive or combustible fluid or material, or use any method of heating or air-conditioning other than that supplied by Landlord.
8. Tenant shall not lay linoleum, tile, carpet or other similar floor covering so that the same shall be affixed to the floor of the Premises in any manner except as approved by Landlord.
9. Tenant shall not install or use any blinds, shades, awnings or screens in connection with any window or door of the Premises and shall not use any drape or window covering facing any exterior glass surface other than the standard drapes, blinds or other window covering established by Landlord.
10. Tenant shall cooperate with Landlord in obtaining maximum effectiveness of the cooling system by closing window coverings when the suns rays fall directly on windows of the Premises. Tenant shall not obstruct, alter, or in any way impair the efficient operation of Landlords heating, ventilating and air-conditioning system. Tenant shall not tamper with or change the setting of any thermostats or control valves.
11. The Premises shall not be used for manufacturing or for the storage of merchandise except as such storage may be incidental to the permitted use of the Premises. Tenant shall not, without Landlords prior written consent, occupy or permit any portion of the Premises to be occupied or used for the manufacture or sale of liquor or tobacco in any form, or a barber or manicure shop, or as an employment bureau. The Premises shall not be used for lodging or sleeping or for any improper, objectionable or immoral purpose. No auction shall be conducted on the Premises.
12. Tenant shall not make, or permit to be made, any unseemly or disturbing noises, or disturb or interfere with occupants of Project or neighboring buildings or premises or those having business with it by the use of any musical instrument, radio, phonographs or unusual noise, or in any other way.
13. No bicycles, vehicles or animals of any kind shall be brought into or kept in or about the Premises, and no cooking shall be done or permitted by any tenant in the Premises, except that the preparation of coffee, tea, hot chocolate and similar items for tenants, their employees and visitors shall be permitted. No tenant shall cause or permit any unusual or objectionable odors to be produced in or permeate from or throughout the Premises. The foregoing notwithstanding, Tenant shall have the right to use a microwave and to heat microwavable items typically heated in an office. No hot plates, toasters, toaster ovens or similar open element cooking apparatus shall be permitted in the Premises.
14. The sashes, sash doors, skylights, windows and doors that reflect or admit light and air into the halls, passageways or other public places in the Project shall not be covered or obstructed by any tenant, nor shall any bottles, parcels or other articles be placed on the window sills.
15. No additional locks or bolts of any kind shall be placed upon any of the doors or windows by any tenant, nor shall any changes be made in existing locks or the mechanisms thereof unless Landlord is first notified thereof, gives written approval, and is furnished a key therefor. Each tenant must, upon the termination of his tenancy, give to Landlord all keys and key cards of stores, offices, or toilets or toilet rooms, either furnished to, or otherwise procured by, such tenant, and in the event of the loss of any keys so furnished, such tenant shall pay Landlord the cost of replacing the same or of changing the lock or locks opened by such lost key if Landlord shall deem it necessary to make such change. If more than two keys for one lock are desired, Landlord will provide them upon payment therefor by Tenant. Tenant shall not key or re-key any locks. All locks shall be keyed by Landlords locksmith only.
16. Landlord shall have the right to prohibit any advertising by any tenant which, in Landlords opinion, tends to impair the reputation of the Project or its desirability as an office building and upon written notice from Landlord any tenant shall refrain from and discontinue such advertising.
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17. Landlord reserves the right to control access to the Project by all persons after reasonable hours of generally recognized business days and at all hours on Sundays and legal holidays and may at all times control access to the equipment areas of the Project outside the Premises. Each tenant shall be responsible for all persons for whom it requests after hours access and shall be liable to Landlord for all acts of such persons. Landlord shall have the right from time to time to establish reasonable rules and charges pertaining to freight elevator usage, including the allocation and reservation of such usage for tenants initial move-in to their premises, and final departure therefrom. Landlord may also establish from time to time reasonable rules and charges for accessing the equipment areas of the Project, including the risers, rooftops and telephone closets.
18. Any person employed by any tenant to do janitorial work shall, while in the Project and outside of the Premises, be subject to and under the control and direction of the Office of the Project or its designated representative such as security personnel (but not as an agent or servant of Landlord, and the Tenant shall be responsible for all acts of such persons).
19. All doors opening on to public corridors shall be kept closed, except when being used for ingress and egress. Tenant shall cooperate and comply with any reasonable safety or security programs, including fire drills and air raid drills, and the appointment of fire wardens developed by Landlord for the Project, or required by law. Before leaving the Premises unattended, Tenant shall close and securely lock all doors or other means of entry to the Premises and shut off all lights and water faucets in the Premises.
20. The requirements of tenants will be attended to only upon application to the Office of the Project.
21. Canvassing, soliciting and peddling in the Project are prohibited and each tenant shall cooperate to prevent the same.
22. All office equipment of any electrical or mechanical nature shall be placed by tenants in the Premises in settings approved by Landlord, to absorb or prevent any vibration, noise or annoyance.
23. No air-conditioning unit or other similar apparatus shall be installed or used by any tenant without the prior written consent of Landlord. Tenant shall pay the cost of all electricity used for air-conditioning in the Premises if such electrical consumption exceeds normal office requirements, regardless of whether additional apparatus is installed pursuant to the preceding sentence.
24. There shall not be used in any space, or in the public halls of the Project, either by any tenant or others, any hand trucks except those equipped with rubber tires and side guards.
25. All electrical ceiling fixtures hung in offices or spaces along the perimeter of the Project must be fluorescent and/or of a quality, type, design and bulb color approved by Landlord. Tenant shall not permit the consumption in the Premises of more than 2 1 / 2 watts per net usable square foot in the Premises in respect of office lighting nor shall Tenant permit the consumption in the Premises of more than 1 1 / 2 watts per net usable square foot of space in the Premises in respect of the power outlets therein, at any one time. In the event that such limits are exceeded, Landlord shall have the right to require Tenant to remove lighting fixtures and equipment and/or to charge Tenant for the cost of the additional electricity consumed.
26. Parking .
(a) Project parking facility hours shall be determined by Landlord from time to time.
(b) Automobiles must be parked entirely within the stall lines on the floor. (c) All directional signs and arrows must be observed.
(d) The speed limit shall be 5 miles per hour.
(e) Parking is prohibited in areas not striped for parking.
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(f) Parking cards or any other device or form of identification supplied by Landlord (or its operator) shall remain the property of Landlord (or its operator). Such parking identification device must be displayed as requested and may not be mutilated in any manner. The serial number of the parking identification device may not be obliterated. Devices are not transferable or assignable and any device in the possession of an unauthorized holder will be void. There will be a replacement charge to the Tenant or person designated by Tenant of $25.00 for loss of any parking card. There shall be a security deposit of $25.00 due at issuance for each card key issued to Tenant.
(g) The monthly rate for parking is payable one (1) month in advance and must be paid by the third business day of each month. Failure to do so will automatically cancel parking privileges and a charge at the prevailing daily rate will be due. No deductions or allowances from the monthly rate will be made for days parker does not use the parking facilities.
(h) Tenant may validate visitor parking by such method or methods as the Landlord may approve, at the validation rate from time to time generally applicable to visitor parking.
(i) Landlord (and its operator) may refuse to permit any person who violates the within rules to park in the Project parking facility, and any violation of the rules shall subject the automobile to removal from the Project parking facility at the parkers expense. In either of said events, Landlord (or its operator) shall refund a prorata portion of the current monthly parking rate and the sticker or any other form of identification supplied by Landlord (or its operator) will be returned to Landlord (or its operator).
(j) Project parking facility managers or attendants are not authorized to make or allow any exceptions to these Rules and Regulations.
(k) All responsibility for any loss or damage to automobiles or any personal property therein is assumed by the parker.
(l) Loss or theft of parking identification devices from automobiles must be reported to the Project parking facility manager immediately, and a lost or stolen report must be filed by the parker at that time.
(m) The parking facilities are for the sole purpose of parking one automobile per space. Washing, waxing, cleaning or servicing of any vehicles by the parker or his agents is prohibited.
(n) Landlord (and its operator) reserves the right to refuse the issuance of monthly stickers or other parking identification devices to any Tenant and/or its employees who refuse to comply with the above Rules and Regulations and all City, State or Federal ordinances, laws or agreements.
(o) Tenant agrees to acquaint all employees with these Rules and Regulations. (p) No vehicle shall be stored in the Project parking facility for a period of more than one (1) week.
27. The Project is a non-smoking Project. Smoking or carrying lighted cigars or cigarettes in the Premises or the Project, including the elevators in the Project, is prohibited.
28. Tenant shall not, without Landlords prior written consent (which consent may be granted or withheld in Landlords absolute discretion), allow any employee or agent to carry any type of gun or other firearm in or about any of the Premises or Project.
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EXHIBIT C
NOTICE OF TERM DATES
AND TENANTS PROPORTIONATE SHARE
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RE: | Lease dated , 20 , between ( Landlord ), and ( Tenant ), concerning Suite , located at . |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
In accordance with the Lease, Landlord wishes to advise and/or confirm the following:
1. That the Premises have been accepted herewith by the Tenant as being substantially complete in accordance with the Lease and that there is no deficiency in construction.
2. That the Tenant has taken possession of the Premises and acknowledges that under the provisions of the Lease the Term of said Lease shall commence as of for a term of ending on .
3. That in accordance with the Lease, Basic Rental commenced to accrue on .
4. If the Commencement Date of the Lease is other than the first day of the month, the first billing will contain a prorata adjustment. Each billing thereafter shall be for the full amount of the monthly installment as provided for in said Lease.
5. Rent is due and payable in advance on the first day of each and every month during the Term of said Lease. Your rent checks should be made payable to at .
6. The exact number of rentable square feet within the Premises is square feet.
7. Tenants Proportionate Share, as adjusted based upon the exact number of rentable square feet within the Premises is %.
AGREED AND ACCEPTED:
TENANT:
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***DO NOT SIGN INITIAL ONLY***
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[ALTERNATIVE 1 LANDLORD CONTROLLED CONSTRUCTION]
EXHIBIT D
TENANT WORK LETTER
[INSERT TENANTS NAME]
This Tenant Work Letter shall set forth the terms and conditions relating to the renovation of the tenant improvements in the Premises. This Tenant Work Letter is essentially organized chronologically and addresses the issues of the renovation of the Premises, in sequence, as such issues will arise.
SECTION 1
LANDLORDS INITIAL CONSTRUCTION IN THE PREMISES
Landlord has constructed, at its sole cost and expense, the base, shell and core (i) of the Premises, and (ii) of the floor of the Project on which the Premises is located (collectively, the Base , Shell and Core ) . Tenant has inspected and hereby approves the condition of the Premises and Base, Shell and Core, and agrees that, subject to construction of the Improvements, the Premises and the Base, Shell and Core shall be delivered to Tenant in its current as-is condition. The improvements to be initially installed in the Premises shall be designed and constructed pursuant to this Tenant Work Letter. Any costs of initial design and construction of any improvements to the Premises shall be an Improvement Allowance Item, as that term is defined in Section 2.2 of this Tenant Work Letter.
SECTION 2
IMPROVEMENTS
2.1 Improvement Allowance . Tenant shall be entitled to a one-time improvement allowance (the Improvement Allowance ) in the amount of $ [TO BE DETERMINED PRIOR TO EXECUTION BASED ON $ PER RENTABLE/USABLE SQUARE FOOT] for the costs relating to the initial design and construction of Tenants improvements which are permanently affixed to the Premises (the Improvements). In no event shall Landlord be obligated to make disbursements pursuant to this Tenant Work Letter in a total amount which exceeds the Improvement Allowance and in no event shall Tenant be entitled to any credit for any unused portion of the Improvement Allowance not used by Tenant by , 20 .
2.2 Disbursement of the Improvement Allowance . Except as otherwise set forth in this Tenant Work Letter, the Improvement Allowance shall be disbursed by Landlord (each of which disbursements shall be made pursuant to Landlords disbursement process) for costs related to the construction of the Improvements and for the following items and costs (collectively, the Improvement Allowance Items ): (i) payment of the fees of the Architect and the Engineers, as those terms are defined in Section 3.1 of this Tenant Work Letter, and payment of the fees incurred by, and the cost of documents and materials supplied by, Landlord and Landlords consultants in connection with the preparation and review of the Construction Drawings, as that term is defined in Section 3.1 of this Tenant Work Letter; (ii) the cost of permits; (iii) the cost of any changes in the Base, Shell and Core required by the Construction Drawings; (iv) the cost of any changes to the Construction Drawings or Improvements required by applicable building codes (the Code ); and (v) the Landlord Coordination Fee, as that term is defined in Section 4.3.2 of this Tenant Work Letter. However, in no event shall more than Three and 00/100 Dollars ($3.00) per usable square foot of the Improvement Allowance be used for the aggregate cost of items described in (i) and (ii) above; any additional amount incurred as a result of (i) and (ii) above shall be paid for by Tenant as part of the Over-Allowance Amount.
2.3 Standard Improvement Package . Landlord has established specifications (the Specifications) for the Project standard components to be used in the construction of the Improvements in the Premises (collectively, the Standard Improvement Package ), which Specifications are available upon request. The quality of Improvements shall be equal to or of greater quality than the quality of the Specifications, provided that Landlord may, at Landlords option, require the Improvements to comply with certain Specifications.
[ALTERNATIVE 1 LANDLORD CONTROLLED CONSTRUCTION]
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SECTION 3
CONSTRUCTION DRAWINGS
3.1 Selection of Architect/Construction Drawings . Tenant shall retain an architect/space planner designated by Landlord (the Architect ) to prepare the Construction Drawings, as that term is defined in this Section 3.1. Tenant shall also retain the engineering consultants designated by Landlord (the Engineers) to prepare all plans and engineering working drawings relating to the structural, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, HVAC and life safety work of the Tenant Improvements. The plans and drawings to be prepared by Architect and the Engineers hereunder shall be known collectively as the Construction Drawings . All Construction Drawings shall comply with the drawing format and specifications as reasonably determined by Landlord, and shall be subject to Landlords reasonable approval. Tenant and Architect shall verify, in the field, the dimensions and conditions as shown on the relevant portions of the base building plans, and Tenant and Architect shall be solely responsible for the same, and Landlord shall have no responsibility in connection therewith. Landlords review of the Construction Drawings as set forth in this Section 3, shall be for its sole purpose and shall not imply Landlords review of the same, or obligate Landlord to review the same, for quality, design, Code compliance or other like matters. Accordingly, notwithstanding that any Construction Drawings are reviewed by Landlord or its space planner, architect, engineers and consultants, and notwithstanding any advice or assistance which may be rendered to Tenant by Landlord or Landlords space planner, architect, engineers, and consultants, Landlord shall have no liability whatsoever in connection therewith and shall not be responsible for any omissions or errors contained in the Construction Drawings.
3.2 Final Space Plan . On or before the date set forth in Schedule 1, attached hereto, Tenant and the Architect shall prepare the final space plan for Improvements in the Premises (collectively, the Final Space Plan ), which Final Space Plan shall include a layout and designation of all offices, rooms and other partitioning, their intended use, and equipment to be contained therein, and shall deliver the Final Space Plan to Landlord for Landlords approval.
3.3 Final Working Drawings . On or before the date set forth in Schedule 1, Tenant, the Architect and the Engineers shall complete the architectural and engineering drawings for the Premises, and the final architectural working drawings in a form which is complete to allow subcontractors to bid on the work and to obtain all applicable permits (collectively, the Final Working Drawings ) and shall submit the same to Landlord for Landlords approval.
3.4 Permits . The Final Working Drawings shall be approved by Landlord (the Approved Working Drawings ) prior to the commencement of the construction of the Improvements. Tenant shall cause the Architect to immediately submit the Approved Working Drawings to the appropriate municipal authorities for all applicable building permits necessary to allow Contractor, as that term is defined in Section 4.1, below, to commence and fully complete the construction of the Improvements (the Permits ). No changes, modifications or alterations in the Approved Working Drawings may be made without the prior written consent of Landlord, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.
3.5 Time Deadlines . Tenant shall use its best efforts and all due diligence to cooperate with the Architect, the Engineers, and Landlord to complete all phases of the Construction Drawings and the permitting process and to receive the permits, and with Contractor for approval of the Cost Proposal, as that term is defined in Section 4.2 of this Tenant Work Letter, as soon as possible after the execution of the Lease, and, in that regard, shall meet with Landlord on a scheduled basis to be determined by Landlord, to discuss Tenants progress in connection with the same. The applicable dates for approval of items, plans and drawings as described in this Section 3, Section 4 below, and in this Tenant Work Letter are set forth and further elaborated upon in Schedule 1 (the Time Deadlines ) , attached hereto. Tenant agrees to comply with the Time Deadlines.
[ALTERNATIVE 1 LANDLORD CONTROLLED CONSTRUCTION]
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SECTION 4
CONSTRUCTION OF THE IMPROVEMENTS
4.1 Contractor . The contractor which shall construct the Improvements shall be a contractor designated by Landlord. The contractor selected may be referred to herein as the Contractor .
4.2 Cost Proposal . After the Approved Working Drawings are signed by Landlord and Tenant, Landlord shall provide Tenant with a cost proposal in accordance with the Approved Working Drawings, which cost proposal shall include, as nearly as possible, the cost of all Improvement Allowance Items to be incurred by Tenant in connection with the construction of the Improvements (the Cost Proposal ) . Tenant shall approve and deliver the Cost Proposal to Landlord within three (3) business days of the receipt of the same, and upon receipt of the same by Landlord, Landlord shall be released by Tenant to purchase the items set forth in the Cost Proposal and to commence the construction relating to such items. The date by which Tenant must approve and deliver the Cost Proposal to Landlord shall be known hereafter as the Cost Proposal Delivery Date.
4.3 Construction of Improvements by Contractor under the Coordination of Landlord .
4.3.1 Over-Allowance Amount . On the Cost Proposal Delivery Date, Tenant shall deliver to Landlord an amount (the Over-Allowance Amount ) equal to the difference between (i) the amount of the Cost Proposal and (ii) the amount of the Improvement Allowance (less any portion thereof already disbursed by Landlord, or in the process of being disbursed by Landlord, on or before the Cost Proposal Delivery Date). The Over-Allowance Amount shall be disbursed by Landlord prior to the disbursement of any then remaining portion of the Improvement Allowance, and such disbursement shall be pursuant to the same procedure as the Improvement Allowance. In the event that, after the Cost Proposal Delivery Date, any revisions, changes, or substitutions shall be made to the Construction Drawings or the Improvements, any additional costs which arise in connection with such revisions, changes or substitutions or any other additional costs shall be paid by Tenant to Landlord immediately upon Landlords request as an addition to the Over-Allowance Amount.
4.3.2 Landlords Retention of Contractor . Landlord shall independently retain Contractor, on behalf of Tenant, to construct the Improvements in accordance with the Approved Working Drawings and the Cost Proposal and Landlord shall coordinate the construction by Contractor, and Tenant shall pay a construction coordination fee (the Landlord Coordination Fee ) to Landlord in an amount equal to the product of (i) seven and one-half percent (7.5%) and (ii) an amount equal to the Improvement Allowance plus the Over-Allowance Amount (as such Over-Allowance Amount may increase pursuant to the terms of this Tenant Work Letter).
SECTION 5
COMPLETION OF THE IMPROVEMENTS
5.1 Substantial Completion . For purposes of this Lease, Substantial Completion of the Improvements in the Premises shall occur upon the completion of construction of the Improvements in the Premises pursuant to the Approved Working Drawings, with the exception of any punch list items and any tenant fixtures, work-stations, built-in furniture, or equipment to be installed by Tenant.
5.2 Delay of the Substantial Completion of the Premises . Except as provided in this Section 5, the Commencement Date and Tenants obligation to pay rent for the Premises shall occur as set forth in the Lease. However, if there shall be a delay or there are delays in the Substantial Completion of the Improvements in the Premises as a result of the following (collectively, Tenant Delays ):
5.2.1 Tenants failure to comply with the Time Deadlines;
5.2.2 Tenants failure to timely approve any matter requiring Tenants approval;
5.2.3 A breach by Tenant of the terms of this Tenant Work Letter or the Lease;
[ALTERNATIVE 1 LANDLORD CONTROLLED CONSTRUCTION]
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5.2.4 Changes in any of the Construction Drawings after disapproval of the same by Landlord or because the same do not comply with Code or other applicable laws;
5.2.5 Tenants request for changes in the Approved Working Drawings;
5.2.6 Tenants requirement for materials, components, finishes or improvements which are not available in a commercially reasonable time given the anticipated date of Substantial Completion of the Improvements in the Premises, or which are different from, or not included in, the Standard Improvement Package;
5.2.7 Changes to the Base, Shell and Core required by the Approved Working Drawings; or
5.2.8 Any other acts or omissions of Tenant, or its agents, contractors, representatives, or employees;
then, notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in the Lease or this Tenant Work Letter and regardless of the actual date of the Substantial Completion of Improvements in the Premises, the date of Substantial Completion thereof shall be deemed to be the date that Substantial Completion would have occurred if no Tenant Delay or Delays, as set forth above, had occurred.
SECTION 6
MISCELLANEOUS
6.1 Tenants Representative . Tenant has designated [DESIGNATE TENANTS REPRESENTATIVE] as its sole representative with respect to the matters set forth in this Tenant Work Letter, who, until further notice to Landlord, shall have full authority and responsibility to act on behalf of the Tenant as required in this Tenant Work Letter.
6.2 Landlords Representative . Prior to commencement of construction of Improvements, Landlord shall designate a representative with respect to the matters set forth in this Tenant Work Letter, who, until further notice to Tenant, shall have full authority and responsibility to act on behalf of the Landlord as required in this Tenant Work Letter.
6.3 Time of the Essence . Time is of the essence with respect to Tenants obligations under this Work Letter. Unless otherwise indicated, all references herein to a number of days shall mean and refer to calendar days.
[ALTERNATIVE 1 LANDLORD CONTROLLED CONSTRUCTION]
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SCHEDULE 1
TIME DEADLINES
Dates |
Actions to be Performed |
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A. | [7 days after the date of this Lease] | Tenant to deliver Final Space Plan to Landlord. | ||
B. | [10 days after the date of this Lease] | Tenant to deliver Final Working Drawings to Landlord. | ||
C. | Three (3) business days after the receipt of the Cost Proposal by Tenant. | Tenant to approve Cost Proposal and deliver Cost Proposal to Landlord. |
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[ALTERNATIVE 2 TURNKEY]
EXHIBIT D
TENANT WORK LETTER
[INSERT TENANTS NAME]
This Tenant Work Letter shall set forth the terms and conditions relating to the renovation of the tenant improvements in the Premises. This Tenant Work Letter is essentially organized chronologically and addresses the issues of the construction of the Premises, in sequence, as such issues will arise.
SECTION 1
CONSTRUCTION DRAWINGS FOR THE PREMISES
Landlord shall construct the improvements in the Premises (the Improvements ) pursuant to that certain [INSERT DESCRIPTION OF AGREED UPON PLANS AND THEIR DATE] (collectively, the Plans ). Unless specifically noted to the contrary on the Plans, the Improvements shall be constructed using Project-standard quantities, specifications and materials as determined by Landlord. If determined by Landlord to be necessary based upon the Plans, Landlord shall cause the Architect to prepare detailed plans and specifications for the Improvements ( Working Drawings ). Landlord shall then forward the Working Drawings to Tenant for Tenants approval. Tenant shall approve or reasonably disapprove any draft of the Working Drawings within three (3) business days after Tenants receipt thereof; provided, however, that (i) Tenant shall not be entitled to disapprove any portion, component or aspect of the Working Drawings which are consistent with the Plans unless Tenant agrees to pay for the additional cost resulting from such change in the Plans as part of the Over-Allowance Amount pursuant to Section 2 below, and (ii) any disapproval of the Working Drawings by Tenant shall be accompanied by a detailed written explanation of the reasons for Tenants disapproval. Failure of Tenant to reasonably disapprove any draft of the Working Drawings within said three (3) business day period shall be deemed to constitute Tenants approval thereof. The Working Drawings, as approved by Landlord and Tenant, may be referred to herein as the Approved Working Drawings . Tenant shall make no changes or modifications to the Plans or the Approved Working Drawings without the prior written consent of Landlord, which consent may be withheld in Landlords sole discretion if such change or modification would directly or indirectly delay the Substantial Completion, as that term is defined in Section 5.1 of this Tenant Work Letter, of the Improvements in the Premises or increase the cost of designing or constructing the Improvements.
SECTION 2
OVER-ALLOWANCE AMOUNT
In the event any revisions, changes, or substitutions are made with Tenants consent to the Plans or the Approved Working Drawings or the Improvements, any additional costs which arise in connection with such revisions, changes or substitutions shall be considered to be an Over-Allowance Amount . The Over-Allowance Amount shall be paid by Tenant to Landlord, as Additional Rent, within ten (10) days after Tenants receipt of invoice therefor. The Over-Allowance Amount shall be disbursed by Landlord prior to the disbursement of any portion of Landlords contribution to the construction of the Improvements.
SECTION 3
RETENTION OF CONTRACTOR;
WARRANTIES AND GUARANTIES
Landlord hereby assigns to Tenant, on a non-exclusive basis, to the extent assignable, all warranties and guaranties by the contractor who constructs the Improvements (the Contractor ) relating to the Improvements, and Tenant hereby waives all claims against Landlord relating to, or arising out of the construction of, the Improvements. The Contractor shall be designated and retained by Landlord to construct the Improvements.
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SECTION 4
TENANTS COVENANTS
Tenant shall, at no cost to Tenant, cooperate with Landlord and the space planner or architect retained by Landlord ( Architect ) to cause a Notice of Completion to be recorded in the office of the Recorder of the County of in accordance with Section 3093 of the Civil Code of the State of California or any successor statute upon completion of construction of the Improvements. [THIS SECTION 4 ASSUMES THAT LANDLORD SHALL RETAIN THE ARCHITECT; IF TENANT RETAINS THE ARCHITECT, THEN THE FOLLOWING PROVISION SHOULD BE UTILIZED: Tenant hereby indemnifies Landlord for any loss, claims, damages or delays arising from the actions of Tenants space planner/architect (the Architect) on the Premises or in the Project. Within ten (10) days after completion of construction of the Improvements, Tenant shall cause Contractor and Architect to cause a Notice of Completion to be recorded in the office of the Recorder of the County of in accordance with Section 3093 of the Civil Code of the State of California or any successor statute and furnish a copy thereof to Landlord upon recordation, failing which, Landlord may itself execute and file the same on behalf of Tenant as Tenants agent for such purpose. In addition, immediately after the Substantial Completion of the Improvements in the Premises, Tenant shall have prepared and delivered to the Project a copy of the as built plans and specifications (including all working drawings) for the Improvements. ]
SECTION 5
COMPLETION OF THE IMPROVEMENTS
5.1 Substantial Completion . For purposes of this Lease, Substantial Completion of the Improvements in the Premises shall occur upon the completion of construction of the Improvements in the Premises pursuant to the Approved Working Drawings, with the exception of any punch list items and any tenant fixtures, work-stations, built-in furniture, or equipment to be installed by Tenant.
5.2 Delay of the Substantial Completion of the Premises . Except as provided in this Section 5.2, the Commencement Date shall occur as set forth in the Lease. If there shall be a delay or there are delays in the Substantial Completion of the Improvements in the Premises as a result of the following (collectively, Tenant Delays ):
5.2.1 Tenants failure to timely approve any matter requiring Tenants approval;
5.2.2 A breach by Tenant of the terms of this Tenant Work Letter or the Lease;
5.2.3 Tenants request for changes in the Plans, Working Drawings or Approved Working Drawings;
5.2.4 Changes in any of the Plans, Working Drawings or Approved Working Drawings because the same do not comply with applicable laws;
5.2.5 Tenants requirement for materials, components, finishes or improvements which are not available in a commercially reasonable time given the anticipated date of Substantial Completion of the Improvements in the Premises, or which are different from, or not included in, Landlords standard improvement package items for the Project;
5.2.6 Changes to the base, shell and core work of the Project required by the Approved Working Drawings or any changes thereto; or
5.2.7 Any other acts or omissions of Tenant, or its agents, contractors, representatives, or employees;
then, notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in the Lease or this Tenant Work Letter and regardless of the actual date of the Substantial Completion of the Improvements in the Premises, the date of Substantial Completion thereof shall be deemed to be the date that Substantial Completion would have occurred if no Tenant Delay or Delays, as set forth above, had occurred.
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SECTION 6
MISCELLANEOUS
6.1 Tenants Representative . Tenant has designated as its sole representative with respect to the matters set forth in this Tenant Work Letter, who, until further notice to Landlord, shall have full authority and responsibility to act on behalf of the Tenant as required in this Tenant Work Letter.
6.2 Landlords Representative . Prior to commencement of construction of the Improvements, Landlord shall designate a representative with respect to the matters set forth in this Tenant Work Letter, who, until further notice to Tenant, shall have full authority and responsibility to act on behalf of the Landlord as required in this Tenant Work Letter.
6.3 Time of the Essence . Time is of the essence with respect to Tenants obligations under this Work Letter. Unless otherwise indicated, all references herein to a number of days shall mean and refer to calendar days.
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[ALTERNATIVE 3 - TENANT BUILD WITH ALLOWANCE]
EXHIBIT D
TENANT WORK LETTER
This Tenant Work Letter shall set forth the terms and conditions relating to the construction of the Premises. This Tenant Work Letter is essentially organized chronologically and addresses the issues of the construction of the Premises, in sequence, as such issues will arise during the actual construction of the Premises. All references in this Tenant Work Letter to Articles or Sections of this Lease shall mean the relevant portions of Articles 1 through of this Lease to which this Tenant Work Letter is attached as Exhibit D, and all references in this Tenant Work Letter to Sections of this Tenant Work Letter shall mean the relevant portions of Sections 1 through 5 of this Tenant Work Letter.
SECTION 1
DELIVERY OF THE PREMISES AND BASE BUILDING
Upon the full execution and delivery of this Lease by Landlord and Tenant, Landlord shall deliver the Premises and Base Building, as that term is defined below, to Tenant, and Tenant shall accept the Premises and Base Building from Landlord in their presently existing as-is condition. The Base Building shall consist of those portions of the Premises which were in existence prior to the construction of tenant improvements in the Premises.
SECTION 2
TENANT IMPROVEMENTS
2.1 Tenant Improvement Allowance . Tenant shall be entitled to a one-time tenant improvement allowance (Tenant Improvement Allowance) in the amount of $ for each of the useable square feet of space in the Premises, or $ , for the cost relating to the initial design and the actual cost of constructing the Tenants improvements, which are permanently affixed to the Premises (Improvements). In no event shall Landlord be obligated to make disbursements pursuant to this Tenant Work Letter in a total amount which exceeds the Tenant Improvement Allowance.
2.2 Disbursement of the Tenant Improvement Allowance
2.2.1 Tenant Improvement Allowance Items . Except as otherwise set forth in this Tenant Work Letter, the Tenant Improvement Allowance shall be disbursed by Landlord only for the following items and costs (collectively the Tenant Improvement Allowance Items):
2.2.1.1 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, costs for the payment of the fees of the Architect and the Engineers, as those terms are defined in Section 3.1 of this Tenant Work Letter, shall not exceed an aggregate amount equal to $3.50 for each usable square foot of space in the Premises;
2.2.1.2 The payment of plan check, permit and license fees relating to construction of the Improvements;
2.2.1.3 The cost of construction of the Improvements, including, without limitation, testing and inspection costs and trash removal costs, and contractors fees and general conditions;
2.2.1.4 The cost of any changes in the Base Building when such changes are required by the Construction Drawings (including if such changes are due to the fact that such work is prepared on an unoccupied basis), such cost to include all direct architectural and/or engineering fees and expenses incurred in connection therewith;
2.2.1.5 The cost of any changes to the Construction Drawings or Improvements required by any applicable building code(s) (the Code);
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2.2.1.6 Sales and use taxes and Title 24 fees; and
2.2.1.7 Payment to Landlord of a construction coordination fee equal to five percent (5%) of the Tenant Improvement Allowance and any Over-Allowance Amount.
2.2.1.8 All other costs to be expended by Tenant and reasonably approved Landlord in connection with the construction of the Improvements.
2.2.2 Disbursement of Tenant Improvement Allowance . During the construction of the Improvements, Landlord shall make monthly disbursements of the Tenant Improvement Allowance for Tenant Improvement Allowance Items for the benefit of Tenant and shall authorize the release of monies for the benefit of Tenant as follows:
2.2.2.1 Monthly Disbursements . On or before the twenty-fifth (25th) day of each calendar month, during the construction of the Improvements, Tenant shall deliver to Landlord: (i) a request for payment of the Contractor, as that term is defined in Section 4.1 of this Tenant Work Letter, approved by Tenant, in a form to be provided by Landlord, showing the schedule, by trade, of percentage of completion of the Improvements in the Premises, detailing the portion of the work completed and the portion not completed; (ii) invoices from all of Tenants Agents, as that term is defined in Section 4.1.2 of this Tenant Work Letter, for labor rendered and materials delivered to the Premises; (iii) executed mechanics lien releases from all of Tenants Agents which shall comply with the appropriate provisions, as reasonably determined by Landlord, of California Civil Code Section 3262(d); and (iv) all other information reasonably requested by Landlord. Tenants request for payment shall be deemed Tenants acceptance and approval of the work furnished and/or the materials supplied as set forth in Tenants payment request. On or before the last day of the following month, Landlord shall deliver a check to Tenant made jointly payable to Contractor and Tenant in payment of the lesser of: (A) the amounts so requested by Tenant, as set forth in this Section 2.2.2.1, above, less a ten percent (10%) retention (the aggregate amount of such retentions to be known as the Final Retention), and (B) the balance of any remaining available portion of the Tenant Improvement Allowance (not including the Final Retention), provided that Landlord does not dispute any request for payment based on a non-compliance of any work with the Approved Working Drawings, as that term is defined in Section 3.4 below, or due to any substandard work. Landlords payment of such amounts shall not be deemed Landlords approval or acceptance of the work furnished or materials supplied as set forth in Tenants payment request.
2.2.2.2 Final Retention . Subject to the provisions of this Tenant Work Letter, a check for the Final Retention payable jointly to Tenant and Contractor shall be delivered by Landlord to Tenant following the completion of construction of the Premises, provided that (i) Tenant delivers to Landlord a waiver and release in accordance with the terms of California Civil Code Section 3262(d)(2) and a waiver and release in accordance with either California Civil Code Section 3262(d)(3) or Section 3262(d)(4), (ii) Landlord has determined that no substandard work exists which adversely affects the mechanical, electrical, plumbing, heating, ventilating and air conditioning, life-safety or other systems of the Project, the curtain wall of the Project, the structure or exterior appearance of the Project, or any other tenants use of such other tenants leased premises in the Project and (iii) Architect delivers to Landlord a certificate, in a form reasonably acceptable to Landlord, certifying that the construction of the Improvements in the Premises has been substantially completed.
2.2.2.3 Other Terms . Landlord shall only be obligated to make disbursements from the Tenant Improvement Allowance to the extent costs are incurred by Tenant for Tenant Improvement Allowance Items. All Tenant Improvement Allowance Items for which the Tenant Improvement Allowance has been made available shall be deemed Landlords property under the terms of this Lease.
SECTION 3
CONSTRUCTION DRAWINGS
3.1 Selection of Architect/Construction Drawings . Tenant shall retain an architect approved by Landlord (the Architect) to prepare the Construction Drawings. Tenant shall retain the engineering consultants designated by Landlord (the Engineers) to prepare all plans and engineering working drawings relating to the structural, mechanical, electrical, plumbing,
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HVAC, life-safety, and sprinkler work in the Premises, which work is not part of the Base Building. The plans and drawings to be prepared by Architect and the Engineers hereunder shall be known collectively as the Construction Drawings. All Construction Drawings shall comply with the drawing format and specifications acceptable to Landlord. Tenant and Architect shall verify, in the field, the dimensions and conditions as shown on the relevant portions of the base building plans, and Tenant and Architect shall be solely responsible for the same, and Landlord shall have no responsibility in connection therewith. Landlords review of the Construction Drawings as set forth in this Section 3, shall be for its sole purpose and shall not imply Landlords review of the same, or obligate Landlord to review the same, for quality, design, Code compliance or other like matters. Accordingly, notwithstanding that any Construction Drawings are reviewed by Landlord or its space planner, architect, engineers and consultants, and notwithstanding any advice or assistance which may be rendered to Tenant by Landlord or Landlords space planner, architect, engineers, and consultants, Landlord shall have no liability whatsoever in connection therewith and shall not be responsible for any omissions or errors contained in the Construction Drawings, and Tenants waiver and indemnity set forth in this Lease shall specifically apply to the Construction Drawings.
3.2 Approved Working Drawings . Landlord shall approve (or disapprove) working drawings prepared by Architect within five (5) days after Landlord receives the final Working Drawings (the Approved Working Drawings). Tenant shall submit the same to the City of and diligently pursue its receipt of all applicable building permits. Tenant hereby agrees that neither Landlord nor Landlords consultants shall be responsible for obtaining any building permit or certificate of occupancy for the Premises and that obtaining the same shall be Tenants responsibility; provided, however, that Landlord shall cooperate with Tenant in executing permit applications and performing other ministerial acts reasonably necessary to enable Tenant to obtain any such permit or certificate of occupancy. No changes, modifications or alterations in the Approved Working Drawings may be made without the prior written consent of Landlord, which consent may not be unreasonably withheld.
SECTION 4
CONSTRUCTION OF THE TENANT IMPROVEMENTS
4.1 Tenants Selection of Contractors .
4.1.1 The Contractor . A general contractor shall be retained by Tenant to construct the Improvements and Tenant shall contract directly with such Contractor. Landlord shall file a Notice of Non-Responsibility regarding payments under Tenants contract with the Contractor. Such general contractor (Contractor) shall be selected by Tenant from a list of general contractors supplied by Tenant and approved by Landlord.
4.1.2 Tenants Agents . All subcontractors, laborers, materialmen, and suppliers used by Tenant (such subcontractors, laborers, materialmen, and suppliers, and the Contractor to be known collectively as Tenants Agents) must be approved in writing by Landlord, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. If Landlord does not approve any of Tenants proposed subcontractors, laborers, materialmen or suppliers, Tenant shall submit other proposed subcontractors, laborers, materialmen or suppliers for Landlords written approval.
4.2 Construction of Improvements by Tenants Agency .
4.2.1 Construction Contract; Cost Budget . Prior to Tenants execution of the construction contract and general conditions with Contractor (the Contract), Tenant shall submit the Contract to Landlord for its approval with regard to proper insurance and licensing requirements and any other areas which may adversely affect Landlords interest in the Project, and which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed by more than five (5) business days after Landlords receipt of the Contract. Prior to the commencement of the construction of the Improvements, and after Tenant has accepted all bids for the Improvements, Tenant shall provide Landlord with a detailed breakdown, by trade, of the final costs to be incurred or which have been incurred in connection with the design and construction of the Improvements to be performed by or at the direction of Tenant or the Contractor, which costs form a basis for the amount of the Contract (the Final Costs). Prior to the commencement of construction of the Improvements, Tenant shall supply Landlord with cash in an amount (the Over-Allowance Amount) equal to the difference between the amount of the Final Costs and the amount of the
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Tenant Improvement Allowance (less any portion thereof already disbursed by Landlord, or in the process of being disbursed by Landlord, on or before the commencement of construction of the Improvements). The Over-Allowance Amount shall be disbursed by Landlord prior to the disbursement of any of the then remaining portion of the Tenant Improvement Allowance, and such disbursement shall be pursuant to the same procedure as the Tenant Improvement Allowance. In the event that, after the Final Costs have been delivered by Tenant to Landlord, the costs relating to the design and construction of the Improvements shall change, any additional costs necessary to such design and construction in excess of the Final Costs, shall be paid by Tenant to Landlord immediately as an addition to the Over-Allowance Amount or at Landlords option, Tenant shall make payments for such additional costs out of its own funds, but Tenant shall continue to provide Landlord with the documents described in Section 2.2.2.1 (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) of this Tenant Work Letter, above, for Landlords approval, prior to Tenant paying such costs.
4.2.2 Tenants Agents .
4.2.2.1 Landlords General Conditions for Tenants Agents and Tenant Improvement Work . Tenants and Tenants Agents construction of the Improvements shall comply with the following: (i) the Improvements shall be constructed in strict accordance with the Approved Working Drawings; (ii) Tenants Agents shall submit schedules of all work relating to the Tenants Improvements to Contractor and Contractor shall, within five (5) business days of receipt thereof, inform Tenants Agents of any changes which are necessary thereto, and Tenants Agents shall adhere to such corrected schedule; and (iii) Tenant shall abide by all rules made by Landlords Project manager with respect to the use of freight, loading dock and service elevators, storage of materials, coordination of work with the contractors of other tenants, and any other matter in connection with this Tenant Work Letter, including, without limitation, the construction of the Improvements.
4.2.2.2 Indemnity . Tenants indemnity of Landlord as set forth in this Lease shall also apply with respect to any and all costs, losses, damages, injuries and liabilities related in any way to any act or omission of Tenant or Tenants Agents, or anyone directly or indirectly employed by any of them, or in connection with Tenants non-payment of any amount arising out of the Improvements and/or Tenants disapproval of all or any portion of any request for payment. Such indemnity by Tenant, as set forth in this Lease, shall also apply with respect to any and all costs, losses, damages, injuries and liabilities related in any way to Landlords performance of any ministerial acts reasonably necessary (i) to permit Tenant to complete the Improvements, and (ii) to enable Tenant to obtain any Project permit or certificate of occupancy for the Premises.
4.2.2.3 Requirements of Tenants Agents . Each of Tenants Agents shall guarantee to Tenant and for the benefit of Landlord that the portion of the Improvements for which it is responsible shall be free from any defects in workmanship and materials for a period of not less than one (1) year from the date of completion thereof. Each of Tenants Agents shall be responsible for the replacement or repair, without additional charge, of all work done or furnished in accordance with its contract that shall become defective within one (1) year after the later to occur of (i) completion of the work performed by such contractor or subcontractors and (ii) the Commencement Date. The correction of such work shall include, without additional charge, all additional expenses and damages incurred in connection with such removal or replacement of all or any part of the Improvements, and/or the Project and/or common areas that may be damaged or disturbed thereby. All such warranties or guarantees as to materials or workmanship of or with respect to the Improvements shall be contained in the Contract or subcontract and shall be written such that such guarantees or warranties shall inure to the benefit of both Landlord and Tenant, as their respective interests may appear, and can be directly enforced by either. Tenant covenants to give to Landlord any assignment or other assurances which may be necessary to effect such right of direct enforcement.
4.2.2.3.1 Lien-Free Basis . Tenants Contractor and agents shall perform all work on a lien-free basis. If a lien is filed or recorded against the Project due to, or in any way associated with, the construction of the Improvements, Tenant agrees to have such lien released of record (in a manner and form approved by Landlord) within five (5) days of Landlords notice to Tenant regarding same. If Tenant fails to cause the release of such lien within such five (5) day period to Landlords satisfaction, Landlord may cause the removal of such lien, and Tenant agrees to repay Landlord for all costs and expenses incurred by Landlord
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to release the lien (including, but not limited to, the payment of the amount stated in the lien, any filing, processing, recording and attorneys fees) within ten (10) days of Landlords request therefor, and such amount shall be considered Additional Rent due under the Lease. If Tenant fails to pay Landlord as aforesaid, such failure shall be deemed an uncured noticed material default under the Lease, and Landlord may pursue any remedy provided for under the Lease, at law or in equity.
4.2.2.4 Insurance Requirements .
4.2.2.4.1 General Coverages . All of Tenants Agents shall carry workers compensation insurance covering all of their respective employees, and shall also carry public liability insurance, including property damage, all with limits, in form and with companies as are required to be carried by Tenant as set forth in this Lease.
4.2.2.4.2 Special Coverages . Tenant shall carry Builders All Risk insurance in an amount approved by Landlord covering the construction of the Improvements, and such other insurance as Landlord may require, it being understood and agreed that the Improvements shall be insured by Tenant pursuant to this Lease immediately upon completion thereof. Such insurance shall be in amounts and shall include such extended coverage endorsements as may be reasonably required by Landlord including, but not limited to, the requirement that all of Tenants Agents shall carry excess liability and Products and Completed Operating Coverage insurance, each in amounts not less than $500,000 for each incident, $1,000,000 in aggregate, and in form and with companies as are required to be carried by Tenant as set forth in this Lease.
4.2.2.4.3 General Terms . Certificates for all insurance carried pursuant to this Section 4.2.2.4 shall be delivered to Landlord before the commencement of construction of the Improvements and before the Contractors equipment is moved onto the site. All such policies of insurance must contain a provision that the company writing said policy will give Landlord thirty (30) days prior written notice of any cancellation or lapse of the effective date or any reduction in the amounts of such insurance. In the event that the Improvements are damaged by any cause during the course of the construction thereof, Tenant shall immediately repair the same at Tenants sole cost and expense. Tenants Agents shall maintain all of the foregoing insurance coverage in force until the Improvements are fully completed and accepted by Landlord, except for any Products and Completed Operation Coverage insurance required by Landlord, which is to be maintained for ten (10) years following completion of the work and acceptance by Landlord and Tenant. All policies carried under this Section 4.2.2.4 shall insure Landlord and Tenant, as their interests may appear, as well as Contractor and Tenants Agents. All insurance, except Workers Compensation, maintained by Tenants Agents shall preclude subrogation claims by the insurer against anyone insured thereunder. Such insurance shall provide that it is primary insurance as respects the owner and that any other insurance maintained by owner is excess and noncontributing with the insurance required hereunder. The requirements for the foregoing insurance shall not derogate from the provisions for indemnification of Landlord by Tenant under Section 4.2.2.2 of this Tenant Work Letter.
4.2.3 Governmental Compliance . The Improvements shall comply in all respects with the following: (i) the Code and other state, federal, city or quasi-governmental laws, codes, ordinances and regulations, as each may apply according to the rulings of the controlling public official, agent or other person; (ii) applicable standards of the American Insurance Association (formerly, the National Board of Fire Underwriters) and the National Electrical Code; and (iii) Project material manufacturers specifications.
4.2.4 Inspection by Landlord . Landlord shall have the right to inspect the Improvements at all times, provided however, that Landlords failure to inspect the Improvements shall in no event constitute a waiver of any of Landlords rights hereunder nor shall Landlords inspection of the Improvements constitute Landlords approval of the same. Should Landlord disapprove any portion of the Improvements, Landlord shall notify Tenant in writing of such disapproval and shall specify the items disapproved. Any defects or deviations in, and/or disapproval by Landlord of, the Improvements shall be rectified by Tenant at no expense to Landlord, provided however, that in the event Landlord determines that a defect or deviation exists or disapproves of any matter in connection with any portion of the Improvements and such defect, deviation or matter might adversely affect the mechanical, electrical, plumbing, heating, ventilating and air conditioning or life-safety systems of the
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Project, the structure or exterior appearance of the Project or any other tenants use of such other tenants leased premises, Landlord may, take such action as Landlord deems necessary, at Tenants expense and without incurring any liability on Landlords part, to correct any such defect, deviation and/or matter, including, without limitation, causing the cessation of performance of the construction of the Improvements until such time as the defect, deviation and/or matter is corrected to Landlords satisfaction.
4.2.5 Meetings . Commencing upon the execution of this Lease, Tenant and Landlord shall hold meetings as required at a reasonable time, with the Architect and the Contractor regarding the progress of the preparation of Construction Drawings and the construction of the Improvements, which meetings shall be held at a location designated by Landlord, and Landlord and/or its agents shall receive prior notice of, and shall have the right to attend, all such meetings, and, upon Landlords request, certain of Tenants Agents shall attend such meetings. One such meeting each month shall include the review of Contractors current request for payment.
4.3 Notice of Completion; Copy of As Built Plans . Within ten (10) days after completion of construction of the Improvements, Tenant shall cause a Notice of Completion to be recorded in the office of the Recorder of the County of Los Angeles in accordance with Section 3093 of the Civil Code of the State of California or any successor statute, and shall furnish a copy thereof to Landlord upon such recordation. If Tenant fails to do so, Landlord may execute and file the same on behalf of Tenant as Tenants agent for such purpose, at Tenants sole cost and expense. At the conclusion of construction, (i) Tenant shall cause the Architect and Contractor (A) to update the Approved Working Drawings as necessary to reflect all changes made to the Approved Working Drawings during the course of construction, (B) to certify to the best of their knowledge that the record-set of as-built drawings are true and correct, which certification shall survive the expiration or termination of this Lease, and (C) to deliver to Landlord two (2) sets of copies of such as-built drawings within ninety (90) days following issuance of a certificate of occupancy for the Premises, and (ii) Tenant shall deliver to Landlord a copy of all warranties, guaranties, and operating manuals and information relating to the improvements, equipment, and systems in the Premises.
SECTION 5
MISCELLANEOUS
5.1 Tenants Representative . Tenant has designated as its sole representative with respect to the matters set forth in this Tenant Work Letter, who shall have full authority and responsibility to act on behalf of the Tenant as required in this Tenant Work Letter.
5.2 Landlords Representative . Landlord shall designate an individual as its sole representative with respect to the matters set forth in this Tenant Work Letter, who, until further notice to Tenant, shall have full authority and responsibility to act on behalf of the Landlord as required in this Tenant Work Letter.
5.3 Time of the Essence in This Tenant Work Letter . Time is of the essence with respect to the performance by Tenant of every provision of this Tenant Work Letter. Unless otherwise indicated, all references herein to a number of days shall mean and refer to calendar days. If any item requiring approval is timely disapproved by Landlord, the procedure for preparation of the document and approval thereof shall be repeated until the document is approved by Landlord.
5.4 Tenants Lease Default . Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained in this Lease, if an event of default as described in the Lease or this Tenant Work Letter has occurred at any time on or before the Substantial Completion of the Premises, then (i) in addition to all other rights and remedies granted to Landlord pursuant to this Lease, Landlord shall have the right to withhold payment of all or any portion of the Tenant Improvement Allowance and/or Landlord may cause Contractor to cease the construction of the Premises (in which case, Tenant shall be responsible for any delay in the substantial completion of the Premises caused by such work stoppage), and (ii) all other obligations of Landlord under the terms of this Tenant Work Letter shall be forgiven until such time as such default is cured pursuant to the terms of this Lease (in which case, Tenant shall be responsible for any delay in the substantial completion of the Premises caused by such inaction by Landlord).
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[5.5 Freight Elevators, Utilities and Parking . During the period of construction of the Improvements, Landlord shall allow Tenant and Tenants Agents nonexclusive freight elevator service at no cost to Tenant, subject to reasonable scheduling by Landlord, use of Project utilities during normal Project hours without charge, and free parking in the Project parking facility.]
[5.6 Additional Services . If the construction of the Improvements shall require that additional services or facilities (including, but not limited to, hoisting, cleanup or other cleaning services, trash removal, field supervision, or ordering of materials) be provided by Landlord, then Tenant shall pay Landlord for such items at Landlords cost or at a reasonable charge if the item involves time of Landlords personnel only. Electrical power and heating, ventilation and air conditioning shall be available to Tenant during normal business hours for construction purposes at no charge to Tenant.]
5.7 Construction Defects . Landlord shall have no responsibility for the Improvements and Tenant will remedy, at Tenants own expense, and be responsible for any and all defects in the Improvements that may appear during or after the completion thereof whether the same shall affect the Improvements in particular or any parts of the Premises in general. Tenant shall indemnify, hold harmless and reimburse Landlord for any costs or expenses incurred by Landlord by reason of any defect in any portion of the Improvements constructed by Tenant or Tenants contractor or subcontractors, or by reason of inadequate cleanup following completion of the Improvements.
5.8 Coordination of Labor . All of Tenants contractors, subcontractors, employees, servants and agents must work in harmony with and shall not interfere with any labor employed by Landlord, or Landlords contractors or by any other tenant or its contractors with respect to any portion of the Project.
5.9 Work in Adjacent Areas . Any work to be performed in areas adjacent to the Premises shall be performed only after obtaining Landlords express written permission, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, and shall be done only if an agent or employee of Landlord is present; Tenant will reimburse Landlord for the expense of any such employee or agent.
5.10 HVAC Systems . Tenant agrees to be entirely responsible for the maintenance or the balancing of any heating, ventilating or air conditioning system installed by Tenant and/or maintenance of the electrical or plumbing work installed by Tenant and/or for maintenance of lighting fixtures, partitions, doors, hardware or any other installations made by Tenant.
5.11 Approval of Plans . Landlord will not check Tenant drawings for building code compliance. Approval of the Construction Drawings by Landlord is not a representation that the drawings are in compliance with the requirements of governing authorities, and it shall be Tenants responsibility to meet and comply with all federal, state, and local code requirements. Approval of the Construction Drawings does not constitute assumption of responsibility by Landlord or its architect for their accuracy, sufficiency or efficiency, and Tenant shall be solely responsible for such matters.
5.12 Substantial Completion . For purposes of this Lease, Substantial Completion of the Improvements in the Premises shall occur upon the completion of construction of the Improvements in the Premises pursuant to the Approved Working Drawings, with the exception of any punch list items and any tenant fixtures, work-stations, built-in furniture or equipment to be installed by Tenant.
5.13 Delay of the Substantial Completion of the Premises . Except as provided in this Section 5, the Commencement Date and Tenants obligation to pay rent for the Premises shall occur as set forth in the Lease. However, if there shall be a delay or there are delays in the Substantial Completion of the Improvements in the Premises as a result of the following (collectively, Tenant Delays ):
5.13.1 Tenants failure to comply with any time deadlines set forth herein;
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5.13.2 Tenants failure to timely approve any matter requiring Tenants approval;
5.13.3 A breach by Tenant of the terms of this Tenant Work Letter or the Lease;
5.13.4 Changes in any of the Construction Drawings after disapproval of the same by Landlord or because the same do not comply with Code or other applicable laws;
5.13.5 Tenants request for changes in the Approved Working Drawings;
5.13.6 Tenants requirement for materials, components, finishes or improvements which are not available in a commercially reasonable time given the anticipated date of Substantial Completion of the Improvements in the Premises, or which are different from, or not included in, Landlords standard improvement package;
5.13.7 Changes to the Base Building required by the Approved Working Drawings; or
5.13.8 Any other acts or omissions of Tenant, or its agents, contractors, representatives, or employees;
then, notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in the Lease or this Tenant Work Letter and regardless of the actual date of the Substantial Completion of Improvements in the Premises, the date of Substantial Completion thereof shall be deemed to be the date that Substantial Completion would have occurred if no Tenant Delay or Delays, as set forth above, had occurred.
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EXHIBIT E
CERTIFIED COPY OF
BOARD OF DIRECTORS RESOLUTIONS
OF
[ INSERT TENANT NAME ]
The undersigned, being the duly elected Corporate Secretary of ( Corporation ), hereby certifies that the following is a true, full and correct copy of the resolutions adopted by the Corporation by unanimous written consent in lieu of a special meeting of its Board of Directors, and that said resolutions have not been amended or revoked as of the date hereof.
RESOLVED, that the Corporation is hereby authorized to execute, deliver and fully perform that certain document entitled Standard Office Lease ( Lease ) by the Corporation in favor of , in connection with the lease of space at .
RESOLVED FURTHER that the Corporation is hereby authorized and directed to make, execute and deliver any and all consents, certificates, documents, instruments, amendments, confirmations, guarantees, papers or writings as may be required in connection with or in furtherance of the Lease (collectively with the Lease, the Documents ) or any transactions described therein, and to do any and all other acts necessary or desirable to effectuate the foregoing resolution.
RESOLVED FURTHER that the following officers acting together: as and as are authorized to execute and deliver the Documents on behalf of the Corporation, together with any other documents and/or instruments evidencing or ancillary to the Documents, and in such forms and on such terms as such officer(s) shall approve, the execution thereof to be conclusive evidence of such approval and to execute and deliver on behalf of the Corporation all other documents necessary to effectuate said transaction in conformance with these resolutions.
Dated:
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EXHIBIT F
GUARANTY OF LEASE
This Guaranty of Lease ( Guaranty ) is entered into this day of , 20 , by (the Guarantor ) to ( Landlord ), with respect to certain obligations of ( Tenant ).
Guarantor is financially interested in Tenant and in order to induce Landlord to enter into that certain Standard Office Lease, dated , by and between Landlord and Tenant for premises located at (the Lease ), Guarantor is willing to enter into this Guaranty.
1. Guaranty . In order to induce Landlord to enter into the Lease, Guarantor unconditionally, absolutely, and irrevocably guarantees and promises to Landlord full and complete payment and performance by Tenant of all covenants, terms and conditions of the Lease, as the same may hereafter be modified, amended, extended or renewed, including but not limited to payment when due of rent and other sums due under the Lease and all damages to which Landlord is or may be entitled whether under California Civil Code Section 1951.2 upon a termination of the Lease or otherwise, indemnification payments and payment of any and all legal fees, court costs and litigation expenses incurred by Landlord in endeavoring to collect or enforce any of the foregoing against Tenant, Guarantor, or any other person liable thereon (whether or not suit be brought), or in connection with any property securing any or all of the foregoing or this Guaranty. All sums due under this Guaranty shall bear interest from the date due until the date paid at the maximum contract rate permitted by law. This is a continuing guaranty of payment and performance and not of collectibility, which shall remain in full force and effect during the term of the Lease, as renewed or extended, and thereafter until Tenants obligations are fully satisfied, and Guarantor waives any right under California Civil Code § 2815 to revoke this Guaranty based upon a failure of continuing consideration or otherwise. If all or any portion of the obligations guaranteed are paid or performed, this Guaranty shall continue 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 Landlord as a preference, fraudulent transfer or otherwise. Guarantors liability is not conditioned or contingent upon the genuineness, validity, regularity or enforceability of the Lease, and Guarantor waives any and all benefits and defenses under California Civil Code § 2810 and agrees that by doing so Guarantor is liable even if Tenant had no liability at the time of execution of the Lease or thereafter ceases to be liable. Guarantor waives any and all benefits and defenses under California Civil Code § 2809 and agrees that by doing so its liability may be larger in amount and more burdensome than that of Tenant.
2. Changes Do Not Affect Liability . Guarantor consents and agrees that Landlord may, without notice or demand and in its sole and absolute discretion and without affecting Guarantors liability under this Guaranty, from time to time (a) renew, compromise or settle, extend, accelerate, grant extensions of time or otherwise change or amend the Lease or any of Tenants obligations under the Lease; (b) take, hold, release, waive, exchange, modify or enforce any security for the payment and performance of this Guaranty or the payment and performance of the Lease and make elections under the federal bankruptcy laws concerning any such security; (c) apply such security and direct the order or manner of sale thereof as Landlord in its discretion may determine; (d) release or substitute any one or more of the persons liable for Tenants obligations under the Lease or guarantors of the Lease, including but not limited to any other person signing this Guaranty; (e) accept or make compositions or other arrangements or file or refrain from filing a claim in any bankruptcy proceeding of Tenant or any other guarantor or pledgor; and (f) otherwise deal with Tenant or any other guarantor or pledgor or party related to the Lease or any security or collateral in such manner as Landlord may determine in its sole and absolute discretion. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Guarantor waives the rights and benefits under California Civil Code § 2819 and agrees that by doing so its liability shall continue even if Landlord alters any obligations under the Lease in any respect or Landlords rights or remedies against Tenant are in any way impaired or suspended without Guarantors consent. Landlord may without notice assign this Guaranty in whole or in part. The Lease may be assigned either by Landlord or Tenant or the premises sublet in whole or in part without Guarantors consent or notice to Guarantor and without affecting the liability of Guarantor under this Guaranty.
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3. Waivers by Guarantor of Certain Rights and Defenses . Guarantor waives and relinquishes any rights and defenses it may have under California Civil Code §§ 2845, 2849 and 2850, § 2856(a) or otherwise to require Landlord to (a) proceed against Tenant or any other guarantor, pledgor or person liable under the Lease; (b) proceed against or exhaust any security for the Lease or this Guaranty; or (c) pursue any other remedy in Landlords power whatsoever. In other words, Landlord may proceed against Guarantor for the obligations guaranteed without first taking any action against Tenant or any other guarantor, pledgor or person liable under the Lease and without proceeding against any security. Guarantor shall not have, and hereby waives (a) any right of subrogation, contribution, indemnity and any similar right that Guarantor may otherwise have, (b) any right to any remedy which Landlord now has or may hereafter have against Tenant, and (c) any benefit of any security now or hereafter held by Landlord. Guarantor waives (a) all presentments, demands for performance, notices of non-performance, protests, notices of protests and notices of dishonor; (b) all other notices and demands to which Guarantor might be entitled, including without limitation notice of all of the following: the acceptance hereof; any adverse change in Tenants financial position; any other fact which might increase Guarantors risk; any default, partial payment or non-payment under the Lease; any and all agreements and arrangements between Landlord and Tenant and any changes, modifications, or extensions thereof; and any revocation, modification or release of any guaranty of any or all of the Lease by any person (including without limitation any other person signing this Guaranty); (c) any defense arising by reason of any failure of Landlord to obtain, perfect, maintain or keep in force any security interest in any property of Tenant or any other person; (d) any defense based upon or arising out of any bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, arrangement, readjustment of debt, liquidation or dissolution proceeding commenced by or against Tenant or any other guarantor or any person liable under the Lease, including without limitation any discharge of, or bar against collecting, any of the obligations guaranteed hereby in or as a result of any such proceeding, any rejection of the Lease and any limitation on Landlords claim for rejection damages under 11 U.S.C. § 502(b)(6) (which contains a limitation equal to the greater of one (1) years rent or fifteen percent (15%) of the rent for the remaining term of the Lease (not to exceed three (3) years)) or otherwise; (e) any defense arising by reason of any disability or other defense of Tenant or any other guarantor or any other person or by reason of the cessation from any cause whatsoever of the liability of Tenant or any other guarantor or any other person; (f) the right to a jury trial in any action under this Guaranty or relating to this Guaranty; and (g) the benefit of any and all statutes of limitation with respect to any action based upon, arising out of or related to this Guaranty. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing or any other provision of this Guaranty, Guarantor expressly waives any and all benefits which might otherwise be available to Guarantor under California Civil Code Section 2822 (which provides in part that if a surety is liable upon only a portion of an obligation and the principal provides partial satisfaction of the obligation, the principal may designate the portion of the obligation that is to be satisfied).
4. Independent Liability; Joint and Several Liability . Guarantor agrees that one or more successive or concurrent actions may be brought on this Guaranty against Guarantor, in the same action in which Tenant may be sued or in separate actions, as often as deemed advisable by Landlord. The obligations under this Guaranty are joint and several, and independent of the obligations of Tenant. If Guarantor is a married person, Guarantor agrees that recourse may be had against his separate property and/or community property for all of his obligations under this Guaranty.
5. Remedies Cumulative; No Waiver . Landlord shall have the right to seek recourse against Guarantor to the full extent provided for in this Guaranty and in any other instrument or agreement evidencing obligations of Guarantor to Landlord, and against Tenant to the full extent of the obligations guaranteed hereby. No election in one form of action or proceeding, or against any party, or on any obligation, shall constitute a waiver of Landlords right to proceed in any other form of action or proceeding or against any other party. The failure of Landlord to enforce any of the provisions of this Guaranty at any time or for a period of time shall not be construed to be a waiver of any such provision or the right thereafter to enforce the same. All remedies under this Guaranty shall be cumulative and shall be in addition to all rights, powers and remedies given to Landlord by law or under any other instrument or agreement.
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6. Financial Condition of Tenant . Guarantor acknowledges that certain facts concerning Tenant and Tenants financial condition may be known or become known to Landlord. Guarantor waives any right to require Landlord to furnish such information to Guarantor and agrees not to assert any defense Guarantor may have based upon Landlords failure to furnish such information. Guarantor acknowledges that, in executing this Guaranty and at all times hereafter, Guarantor relies and will continue to rely upon its own investigation and sources other than Landlord for all information and facts relating to Tenant and Tenants financial condition.
7. Subordination . Any indebtedness of Tenant now or hereafter held by Guarantor is hereby subordinated to Tenants obligations under the Lease; and such indebtedness of Tenant to Guarantor, if Landlord so requests, shall be collected, enforced and received by Guarantor as trustee for Landlord and be paid over to Landlord on account of the obligations owed by Tenant to Landlord but without reducing or affecting in any manner the liability of Guarantor under the other provisions of this Guaranty.
8. Bankruptcy of Tenant . Guarantor shall not commence or join with any other person in commencing any bankruptcy, reorganization or insolvency proceedings against Tenant or any person liable for Tenants obligations under the Lease. Guarantor shall file in any bankruptcy or other proceeding in which the filing of claims is required or permitted by law all claims which Guarantor may have against Tenant relating to any indebtedness of Tenant to Guarantor and will assign to Landlord all rights of Guarantor thereunder. Landlord shall have the sole right to accept or reject any plan proposed in such proceedings 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 Landlord the amount payable on such claim and, to the full extent necessary for that purpose, Guarantor hereby assigns to Landlord all of Guarantors right to any such payments or distributions to which Guarantor would otherwise be entitled; provided, however, that Guarantors obligations hereunder shall not be satisfied except to the extent that Landlord receives cash by reason of any such payments or distribution. If Landlord receives anything hereunder other than cash, the same shall be held as collateral for amounts due under this Guaranty. If the Lease is rejected in any bankruptcy proceeding, it shall not affect Guarantors liability under this Guaranty for all of the obligations of Tenant under the Lease due or to become due thereunder, and in addition thereto, at the option of Landlord, Guarantor shall either assume the Lease and pay and perform all of the obligations of the tenant thereunder or enter into a new lease with Landlord on substantially all of the terms and conditions of the Lease for the remaining term of the Lease.
9. Successors and Assigns; Amendment . All rights, benefits and privileges under this Guaranty shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by Landlord and its successors and assigns and shall be binding upon Guarantor and his heirs, representatives, successors and assigns. Neither the death of Guarantor nor notice thereof to Landlord shall terminate this Guaranty as to his estate, and, notwithstanding the death of Guarantor or notice thereof to Landlord, this Guaranty shall continue in full force and effect. The provisions of this Guaranty may not be waived or amended except in a writing executed by Guarantor and a duly authorized representative of Landlord.
10. Reports and Financial Statements of Guarantor . Guarantor shall, at its sole cost and expense, at any time and from time to time, but not more often than once annually, deliver to Landlord upon Landlords request (i) such financial statements and reports concerning Guarantor for such periods of time as Landlord may reasonably designate and (ii) copies of any and all foreign, federal, state and local tax returns and reports of or relating to Guarantor as Landlord may from time to time request. Guarantor shall promptly deliver written notice to Landlord of any material adverse change in Guarantors financial condition and of any condition or event which constitutes an default of Guarantors obligations under this Guaranty. Whenever requested, Guarantor shall deliver to Landlord a certificate signed by Guarantor (and, if Guarantor is a corporation, by the president and chief financial officer of Guarantor in their individual capacities; and, if Guarantor is a partnership, by all general partners of Guarantor, in their individual capacities) warranting and representing that all reports, financial statements and other documents and information delivered or caused to be delivered to Landlord under this Guaranty, are complete, correct and thoroughly and accurately present the financial condition of Guarantor, and that there exists on the delivery date of the certificate to Landlord no condition or event which constitutes a default of Guarantors obligations under this Guaranty. Guarantor shall
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also be required to deliver estoppel certificates in the form and at the times when Tenant shall be required to deliver estoppel certificates under the Lease, which may include a statement to the effect that this Guaranty remains in effect and that Guarantor has no rights of offset or defenses to enforcement of this Guaranty.
11. Representations and Warranties . Guarantor represents and warrants that (i) if Guarantor is a corporation or partnership, it is duly organized, validly existing, and in good standing under the laws of the state of its organization, (ii) it is in Guarantors direct interest to assist Tenant in procuring the Lease, because Tenant has a direct or indirect corporate or business relationship with Guarantor, (iii) this Guaranty has been duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered and constitutes the binding obligation of Guarantor, enforceable in accordance with its terms, and (iv) the execution and delivery of this Guaranty does not violate (with or without the giving of notice, the passage of time, or both) any order, judgment, decree, instrument or agreement to which Guarantor is a party or by which it or its assets are affected or bound.
12. Authority of Tenants Representatives . If Tenant is a corporation, partnership or other entity, Landlord shall have no obligation to inquire into the power or authority of Tenant or any of its officers, directors, partners, or agents acting or purporting to act on its behalf.
13. Construction; Severability; Integration . When this Guaranty is executed by more than one Guarantor, the word Guarantor shall mean all and any one or more of them. Words used in this Guaranty in the masculine or neuter gender shall include the masculine, neuter and feminine gender, and words used in this Guaranty in the singular shall include the plural and vice versa, wherever the context so reasonably requires. If any provision of this Guaranty or the application thereof to any party or circumstance is held invalid, void, inoperative, or unenforceable, the remainder of this Guaranty and the application of such provision to other parties or circumstances shall not be affected thereby, the provisions of this Guaranty being severable in any such instance. This Guaranty is the entire and only agreement between Guarantor and Landlord respecting the guaranty of the Lease, and all representations, warranties, agreements, or undertakings heretofore or contemporaneously made, which are not set forth in this Guaranty, are superseded.
14. Governing Law; Jurisdiction . This Guaranty is governed by and construed according to the laws of the State of California applicable to contracts made and to be performed in such state. In order to induce Landlord to accept this Guaranty, and as a material part of the consideration therefor, Guarantor (i) agrees that all actions or proceedings relating directly or indirectly to this Guaranty shall, at the option of Landlord, be litigated in courts located within the State of California, and (ii) consents to the jurisdiction of any such court and consents to the service of process in any such action or proceeding by personal delivery or any other method permitted by law. Guarantor designates as its agent for service of process, and service may at the option of Landlord be made upon such person.
15. Paragraph Headings . Paragraph headings are used in this Guaranty for convenience only and shall not be used in any manner to construe, limit, define or interpret any provision of this Guaranty.
16. Time of Essence . Time is of the essence in the performance by Guarantor of each and every obligation under this Guaranty.
17. Notices . Any notice which a party shall be requested or shall desire to give to the other under this Guaranty shall be given by personal delivery or by depositing the same in the United States mail, first class postage pre-paid, addressed to Landlord at its address set forth above and to Guarantor at its address set forth below, and such notices shall be deemed duly given on the date of personal delivery or three (3) days after the date of mailing as aforesaid. Landlord and Guarantor may change their address for purposes of receiving notices under this Guaranty by giving written notice thereof to the other party in accordance with this Section. Guarantor shall give Landlord immediate written notice of any change in its address.
18. Advice of Counsel . Guarantor has had the opportunity to review this Guaranty with its counsel, who is a member of the State Bar of California, and such counsel has explained to it the meaning and significance of the provisions of this Guaranty, including but not limited to the waivers and consents contained in this Guaranty, and answered any questions that it had regarding the meaning, significance and effect of the provisions of this Guaranty.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Guarantor has executed this Guaranty the day and year first above written.
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EXHIBIT F
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STANDARD OFFICE LEASE
BY AND BETWEEN
GLENBOROUGH TIERRASANTA, LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company
AS LANDLORD,
AND
,
a ,
AS TENANT
[THIS IS A FORM LEASE IT CONTAINS OPTIONAL LANGUAGE WHICH IS INDICATED BY
BOLDING. IF THE BOLDED OPTIONAL LANGUAGE IS NOT USED, BE SURE TO DELETE PRIOR
TO SENDING IT OUT FOR SIGNATURE.]
SUITE
[INSERT NAME OR ADDRESS OF PROPERTY]
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page | ||
ARTICLE 1 BASIC LEASE PROVISIONS |
1 | |
ARTICLE 2 TERM/PREMISES |
2 | |
ARTICLE 3 RENTAL |
2 | |
ARTICLE 4 SECURITY DEPOSIT |
6 | |
ARTICLE 5 HOLDING OVER |
6 | |
ARTICLE 6 OTHER TAXES |
7 | |
ARTICLE 7 USE |
7 | |
ARTICLE 8 CONDITION OF PREMISES |
7 | |
ARTICLE 9 REPAIRS AND ALTERATIONS |
8 | |
ARTICLE 10 LIENS |
9 | |
ARTICLE 11 PROJECT SERVICES |
9 | |
ARTICLE 12 RIGHTS OF LANDLORD |
11 | |
ARTICLE 13 INDEMNITY; EXEMPTION OF LANDLORD FROM LIABILITY |
12 | |
ARTICLE 14 INSURANCE |
12 | |
ARTICLE 15 ASSIGNMENT AND SUBLETTING |
14 | |
ARTICLE 16 DAMAGE OR DESTRUCTION |
16 | |
ARTICLE 17 SUBORDINATION |
17 | |
ARTICLE 18 EMINENT DOMAIN |
17 | |
ARTICLE 19 DEFAULT |
18 | |
ARTICLE 20 REMEDIES |
18 | |
ARTICLE 21 TRANSFER OF LANDLORDS INTEREST |
20 | |
ARTICLE 22 BROKER |
20 | |
ARTICLE 23 PARKING |
20 | |
ARTICLE 24 WAIVER |
21 | |
ARTICLE 25 ESTOPPEL CERTIFICATE |
21 | |
ARTICLE 26 LIABILITY OF LANDLORD |
22 | |
ARTICLE 27 INABILITY TO PERFORM |
22 | |
ARTICLE 28 HAZARDOUS WASTE |
22 | |
ARTICLE 29 SURRENDER OF PREMISES; REMOVAL OF PROPERTY |
24 | |
ARTICLE 30 MISCELLANEOUS |
25 | |
ARTICLE 31 [OPTION TO EXTEND] |
30 |
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Page | ||
ARTICLE 32 [EXPANSION RIGHTS/RIGHT OF FIRST OFFER/MUST TAKE SPACE] |
32 | |
ARTICLE 33 [SIGNAGE/DIRECTORY] |
35 | |
ARTICLE 34 [ASBESTOS DISCLOSURES] |
35 |
Exhibit A | Premises | |
Exhibit B | Rules and Regulations | |
Exhibit C | Notice of Term Dates and Tenants Proportionate Share | |
[ Exhibit D | Tenant Work Letter ] | |
Exhibit E | Corporate Resolutions | |
Exhibit F | Guaranty of Lease |
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Page(s) |
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ACMs |
35 | |
Additional Rent |
3 | |
Alterations |
8 | |
Approved Working Drawings |
Exhibit D, Exhibit D | |
Architect |
Exhibit D, Exhibit D | |
Base Year |
1 | |
Base, Shell and Core |
Exhibit D | |
Basic Rental |
1 | |
Brokers |
2 | |
Code |
Exhibit D | |
Commencement Date |
1 | |
Construction Drawings |
Exhibit D | |
Contractor |
Exhibit D, Exhibit D | |
Cost Proposal |
Exhibit D | |
Cost Proposal Delivery Date |
Exhibit D | |
Development |
5 | |
Direct Costs |
3 | |
Dispute Notice |
5 | |
Economic Terms |
33 | |
Engineers |
Exhibit D | |
Estimate |
4 | |
Estimate Statement |
4 | |
Estimated Excess |
4 | |
Estoppel Certificate |
21 | |
Event of Default |
17 | |
Excess |
4 | |
Expansion Date |
32 | |
Expansion Exercise Notice |
32 | |
Expansion Interest Notice |
33 | |
Expansion Rent |
32 | |
Expansion Rent Notice |
32 | |
Expansion Space |
32 | |
Expansion Space Commencement Date |
33 | |
Expiration Date |
1 | |
Final Space Plan |
Exhibit D | |
Final Working Drawings |
Exhibit D | |
First Offer Notice |
33 | |
First Offer Space |
33 | |
Force Majeure |
22 | |
Generator |
24 | |
Hazardous Material |
23 | |
Improvement Allowance |
Exhibit D | |
Improvement Allowance Items |
Exhibit D | |
Improvements |
Exhibit D | |
Initial Installment of Basic Rental |
2 | |
Interest Notice |
31 | |
Landlord |
1 | |
Landlord Coordination Fee |
Exhibit D | |
Landlord Parties |
11 | |
Landlords Recapture Costs |
16 | |
Landlords Recapture Notice |
15 | |
Laws |
23 | |
Lease |
1 | |
Lease Year |
2 | |
Lender |
19 | |
Lines |
29 | |
Market Rent |
31 | |
Must Take Notice |
34 | |
Must Take Space |
34 |
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Operating Costs |
3 | |
Option Rent |
31 | |
Option Rent Notice |
31 | |
Option Term |
30 | |
Options |
30 | |
Original Tenant |
30 | |
Outside Agreement Date |
31 | |
Over-Allowance Amount |
Exhibit D, Exhibit D | |
Parking Passes |
2 | |
Partnership Tenant |
28 | |
Permits |
Exhibit D | |
Permitted Use |
1 | |
Plans |
Exhibit D | |
Premises |
1 | |
Producer |
24 | |
Project |
1, 28 | |
Provider |
30 | |
Real Property |
3 | |
Recapture Space |
15 | |
Review Notice |
5 | |
Review Period |
5 | |
Rules and Regulations |
26 | |
Security Deposit |
1 | |
SNDA |
17 | |
Specifications |
Exhibit D | |
Square Footage |
1 | |
Standard Improvement Package |
Exhibit D | |
Statement |
4 | |
Substantial Completion |
Exhibit D, Exhibit D | |
Superior Leases |
33 | |
Superior Rights |
33 | |
Tax Costs |
3 | |
Tenant |
1 | |
Tenant Delays |
Exhibit D, Exhibit D, Exhibit D | |
Tenant Improvements |
8 | |
Tenants Acceptance |
31 | |
Tenants Proportionate Share |
1 | |
Tenants Signage |
35 | |
Term |
1 | |
Time Deadlines |
Exhibit D | |
Transfer |
15 | |
Transfer Premium |
15 | |
Transferee |
15 | |
Universal Waste |
24 | |
Working Drawings |
Exhibit D |
iv
Schedule VII
LITIGATION SCHEDULE
None.
Schedule VIII
RENT ROLL
[See attached.]
Rent Roll Report as of June 23, 2010 View Graph
Tierrasanta Research Park
Current Charges Base Rent Steps
Recov. ProRata Begin Lease End Doc Lease Suite Lease Chg Charge Charge Charge Yr Amt Chg Eff Charge Yr Amt Lease
Tenant Name Lease ID Suite RSF LSF USF Type Share Date Renewal Date Type Status Status Type Type Start End Amount per LSF Type Date Amount per LSF Deposit
Tierrasanta Research Park (P9TIERRAS)
Quake Global, Inc. LQUAKGL01 9765-A 8,690 8,690 8,690 CAM 8.34 % 12/01/08 12/01/08 11/30/10 GLB ACT ACT REN BRE 12/01/09 11/30/10 $9,306.99 $12.85 BRE 12/01/08 $9,124.50 $12.60 $9,733
INS 8.34 % CAM 01/01/10 11/30/10 $2,052.00 $2.83 BRE 12/01/09 $9,306.99 $12.85
TAX 8.34 % F13 12/01/08 11/30/10 $9,215.75 $12.73
INS 01/01/10 11/30/10 $321.00 $0.44
TAX 01/01/10 11/30/10 $1,772.00 $2.45
RBF Consulting LRBF/CO01 9765-B 8,900 8,900 8,900 CAM 8.54 % 04/01/09 04/01/09 03/31/14 GLB ACT ACT REN BRE 04/01/10 03/31/11 $10,083.70 $13.60 BRE 04/01/09 $9,790.00 $13.20 $17,668
INS 8.54 % CAM 01/01/10 03/31/14 $1,878.00 $2.53 BRE 04/01/10 $10,083.70 $13.60
TAX 8.54 % F13 04/01/09 03/31/14 $10,395.29 $14.02 BRE 04/01/11 $10,386.23 $14.00
INS 01/01/10 03/31/14 $329.00 $0.44 BRE 04/01/12 $10,697.80 $14.42
TAX 01/01/10 03/31/14 $1,815.00 $2.45 BRE 04/01/13 $11,018.72 $14.86
Diversified Copier Products LDIVECO01 9765-C 8,305 8,305 8,305 CAM 7.97 % 04/01/08 04/01/08 06/30/11 GLB ACT ACT REN BRE 04/01/10 06/30/11 $10,572.96 $15.28 BRE 04/01/08 $9,966.00 $14.40 $4,230
INS 7.97 % CAM 01/01/10 06/30/11 $2,159.00 $3.12 BRE 04/01/09 $10,264.98 $14.83
TAX 7.97 % F13 04/01/08 06/30/11 $10,291.44 $14.87 BRE 04/01/10 $10,572.96 $15.28
INS 01/01/10 06/30/11 $276.00 $0.40
TAX 01/01/10 06/30/11 $1,524.00 $2.20
RBF Consulting LRBF/CO01 9755-100 10,751 10,751 10,751 CAM 10.30 % 04/01/09 04/01/09 03/31/14 GLB ACT ACT REN BRE 04/01/10 03/31/11 $12,180.89 $13.60 BRE 04/01/09 $11,826.10 $13.20 $17,668
INS 10.30 % CAM 01/01/10 03/31/14 $2,508.00 $2.80 BRE 04/01/10 $12,180.89 $13.60
TAX 10.30 % F13 04/01/09 03/31/14 $12,557.28 $14.02 BRE 04/01/11 $12,546.32 $14.00
INS 01/01/10 03/31/14 $397.00 $0.44 BRE 04/01/12 $12,922.70 $14.42
TAX 01/01/10 03/31/14 $2,189.00 $2.44 BRE 04/01/13 $13,310.37 $14.86
RBF Consulting LRBF/CO01 9755-200 11,771 11,771 11,771 CAM 11.29 % 04/01/09 04/01/09 03/31/14 GLB ACT ACT REN BRE 04/01/10 03/31/11 $13,336.54 $13.60 BRE 04/01/09 $12,948.10 $13.20 $17,668
INS 11.29 % CAM 01/01/10 03/31/14 $2,775.00 $2.83 BRE 04/01/10 $13,336.54 $13.60
TAX 11.29 % F13 04/01/09 03/31/14 $13,748.64 $14.02 BRE 04/01/11 $13,736.66 $14.00
INS 01/01/10 03/31/14 $435.00 $0.44 BRE 04/01/12 $14,148.74 $14.42
TAX 01/01/10 03/31/14 $2,399.00 $2.45 BRE 04/01/13 $14,573.18 $14.86
Nxgen Electronics, Inc. LNXGEEL01 9771-A 9,629 9,629 9,629 CAM 9.24 % 08/01/09 08/01/09 08/31/12 GLB ACT ACT REN BRE 08/01/09 08/31/10 $9,629.00 $12.00 BRE 08/01/09 $19,000.30 $23.68 $19,808
INS 9.24 % BRE 08/01/09 07/31/12 $9,371.30 $11.68 BRF 08/01/09 -$9,629.00 -$12.00
TAX 9.24 % CAM 01/01/10 08/31/12 $2,273.00 $2.83 BRE 09/01/10 $19,289.17 $24.04
INS 01/01/10 08/31/12 $356.00 $0.44 BRE 09/01/11 $19,586.71 $24.41
TAX 01/01/10 08/31/12 $1,964.00 $2.45 BRE 08/01/12 $10,215.41 $12.73
Vacant 9771-B 3,327 3,327
ACCEL-RF Corporation LACCERF01 9771-C 2,890 2,890 2,890 CAM 2.77 % 01/01/10 01/01/10 08/31/10 GLB MTM ACT REN BRE 01/01/10 08/31/10 $2,890.00 $12.00 BRE 01/01/10 $2,890.00 $12.00 $2,400
INS 2.77 % CAM 01/01/10 08/31/10 $1,446.00 $6.00
TAX 2.77 % CAM 01/01/10 08/31/10 -$659.88 -$2.74
CAM 01/01/10 08/31/10 -$1,446.00 -$6.00
CAM 06/01/10 08/31/10 $0.00 $0.00
CAM 06/01/10 08/31/10 $1,446.00 $6.00
CAM 01/01/10 08/31/10 $681.00 $2.83
CAM 06/01/10 08/31/10 $0.00 $0.00
CAM 06/01/10 08/31/10 -$1,446.00 -$6.00
CAM 06/01/10 08/31/10 $0.00 $0.00
CAM 06/01/10 08/31/10 $659.88 $2.74
INS 06/01/10 08/31/10 $0.00 $0.00
INS 06/01/10 08/31/10 -$226.00 -$0.94
INS 06/01/10 08/31/10 $0.00 $0.00
INS 06/01/10 08/31/10 $130.05 $0.54
INS 06/01/10 08/31/10 $0.00 $0.00
INS 06/01/10 08/31/10 $226.00 $0.94
INS 01/01/10 08/31/10 $107.00 $0.44
INS 01/01/10 08/31/10 $226.00 $0.94
INS 01/01/10 08/31/10 -$130.05 -$0.54
INS 01/01/10 08/31/10 -$226.00 -$0.94
TAX 01/01/10 08/31/10 -$1,250.00 -$5.19
TAX 01/01/10 08/31/10 $1,250.00 $5.19
TAX 01/01/10 08/31/10 -$575.59 -$2.39
TAX 01/01/10 08/31/10 $589.00 $2.45
TAX 06/01/10 08/31/10 $0.00 $0.00
TAX 06/01/10 08/31/10 $1,250.00 $5.19
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Current Charges Base Rent Steps
Recov. ProRata Begin Lease End Doc Lease Suite Lease Chg Charge Charge Charge Yr Amt Chg Eff Charge Yr Amt Lease
Tenant Name Lease ID Suite RSF LSF USF Type Share Date Renewal Date Type Status Status Type Type Start End Amount per LSF Type Date Amount per LSF Deposit
TAX 06/01/10 08/31/10 $0.00 $0.00
TAX 06/01/10 08/31/10 -$1,250.00 -$5.19
TAX 06/01/10 08/31/10 $0.00 $0.00
TAX 06/01/10 08/31/10 $575.59 $2.39
Toshiba Bus. Solutions AZ/CA LTOSHBU01 9771-D 6,133 6,133 6,133 01/01/10 01/01/10 12/31/11 GLB ACT ACT REN BRE 01/01/10 12/31/10 $5,560.02 $10.88 BRE 01/01/10 $5,560.02 $10.88 $4,787
CAM 01/01/10 12/31/11 $1,446.00 $2.83 BRE 01/01/11 $5,726.79 $11.21
F13 01/01/10 12/31/11 $5,643.41 $11.04
INS 01/01/10 12/31/11 $226.00 $0.44
TAX 01/01/10 12/31/11 $1,250.00 $2.45
NEC Corporation of America LNEC/CO01 9771-E 5,327 5,327 5,327 CAM 5.11 % 04/20/09 04/30/14 GLB ACT ACT NEW BRE 05/01/10 04/30/11 $5,212.47 $11.74 BRE 04/20/09 $5,060.65 $11.40
INS 5.11 % CAM 01/01/10 04/30/14 $1,257.00 $2.83 BRE 05/01/10 $5,212.47 $11.74
TAX 5.11 % F13 04/20/09 04/30/14 $5,371.64 $12.10 BRE 05/01/11 $5,368.86 $12.09
INS 01/01/10 04/30/14 $197.00 $0.44 BRE 05/01/12 $5,529.91 $12.46
TAX 01/01/10 04/30/14 $1,086.00 $2.45 BRE 05/01/13 $5,695.81 $12.83
7-Eleven, Inc. L7ELE//01 9771-G 5,303 5,303 5,303 CAM 5.09 % 10/01/07 10/01/07 09/30/12 NSL ACT ACT REN BRE 10/01/09 09/30/10 $7,636.32 $17.28 BRE 10/01/07 $6,893.90 $15.60 $8,504
INS 5.09 % CAM 01/01/10 09/30/12 $1,252.00 $2.83 BRF 10/01/07 -$6,893.90 -$15.60
TAX 5.09 % F13 11/01/07 09/30/12 $7,413.23 $16.78 BRE 10/01/08 $7,265.11 $16.44
INS 01/01/10 09/30/12 $196.00 $0.44 BRE 10/01/09 $7,636.32 $17.28
TAX 01/01/10 09/30/12 $1,082.00 $2.45 BRE 10/01/10 $8,007.53 $18.12
BRE 10/01/11 $8,431.77 $19.08
California Bank & Trust LCALIBA01 9775 23,208 23,208 23,208 CAM 22.27 % 07/01/08 07/01/08 06/30/18 GLB ACT ACT REN BRE 07/01/09 06/30/10 $34,108.80 $17.64 BRE 07/01/08 $32,955.36 $17.04
INS 22.27 % CAM 01/01/10 06/30/18 $5,350.00 $2.77 BRF 07/01/08 -$32,955.36 -$17.04
TAX 22.27 % F13 07/01/08 06/30/18 $38,111.97 $19.71 BRE 07/01/09 $34,108.80 $17.64
INS 01/01/10 06/30/18 $858.00 $0.44 BRE 07/01/10 $35,302.61 $18.25
TAX 01/01/10 06/30/18 $4,732.00 $2.45 BRE 07/01/11 $36,538.20 $18.89
BRE 07/01/12 $37,817.03 $19.55
BRE 07/01/13 $39,140.63 $20.24
BRE 07/01/14 $40,510.55 $20.95
BRE 07/01/15 $41,928.42 $21.68
BRE 07/01/16 $43,395.92 $22.44
BRE 07/01/17 $44,914.77 $23.22
New Cingular Wireless PCS LNEW/CI01 ROOF * 0 0 0 03/13/06 07/31/11 NSL ACT NST NEW F13 12/01/06 07/31/11 $2,558.98 $0.00 $2,400
TLC 08/01/09 07/31/10 $2,622.54 $0.00
Total for Tierrasanta Research Park 104,234 100,907 104,234 $69,530
Grand Total for Tierrasanta Research Park 104,234 100,907 104,234 $69,530
* Non-Statistical units are excluded from the above sub-totals and from the Occupancy/Vacancy Summary but are included in the Charge Summary.
** Future Lease
Occupancy / Vacancy Summary
# Unit % Unit Unit SF % Unit SF
Vacant 1 8.33% 3,327 3.19%
Occupied 11 91.67% 100,907 96.81%
Totals 12 100.00% 104,234 100.00%
Charge Summary
Billed Billed LSF Billed LSF
Charge Type Current Charges LSF $/Month $/Year
BRE $129,889 110,536 $1.18 $14.10
CAM $23,631 118,247 $0.20 $2.40
F13 $115,308 88,388 $1.30 $15.65
INS $3,698 118,247 $0.03 $0.38
TAX $20,402 118,247 $0.17 $2.07
TLC $2,623 0
Total $180,243 (Excluding F13 charges)
Schedule X
BORROWERS TAX ID NUMBERS
Following the Transfer, Borrowers Federal taxpayer identification number will be the same as Assignee, i.e. 80-0579682.
Schedule XI
TAX PROTECTION AGREEMENTS
1. | Tax Protection Agreement entered into as of June 29, 2010, by and among Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P., a Maryland limited partnership (the Operating Partnership), and the Contributor Parties (as defined in the Tax Protection Agreement) in connection with that certain Contribution Agreement entered into as of February 15, 2010 by and among the Operating Partnership, Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc., a Maryland corporation and general partner of the Operating Partnership, Glenborough Fund XIV, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (Contributor), and Glenborough Acquisition, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and general partner of the Contributor. |
Schedule XIII
EXCEPTION TO REPRESENTATION 4.1.11
Except as disclosed in the Physical Conditions Report, the Environmental Reports, that certain Property Condition Report of Tierrasanta Research Park by EMG, dated as of April 9, 2010 (EMG Project No. 92438.10R 007.042), or that certain Environmental Site Assessment of Tierrasanta Research Park, 9755-9775 Clairemont Mesa Boulevard, San Diego, California 92124 by EMG, dated as of April 26, 2010 (EMG Project No. 92438.10R-007.135) there are none.
Exhibit 99.1
Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc. Announces Exercise of Underwriters
Option to Purchase Additional Shares
Announces Closing of New $200 Million Credit Facility
Los Angeles, CA, July 1, 2010 Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc. (the Company) (NYSE: HPP) today announced the exercise of the underwriters over-allotment option to purchase an additional 1,920,000 shares of the Companys common stock at a price per share of $17.00. The over-allotment option was granted in connection with the Companys initial public offering of 12,800,000 shares, which priced on June 23, 2010.
Total gross proceeds from the public offering and the concurrent private placement were $270.2 million. Of the total, $217.6 million was from the public offering of common stock, $32.6 million was from the exercise of the over-allotment option and $20.0 million was from a private placement investment by Victor J. Coleman, the Companys Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and certain investment funds affiliated with Farallon Capital Management, L.L.C.
The Company intends to use the proceeds to repay debt, fund acquisitions and for general corporate and working capital purposes.
BofA Merrill Lynch, Barclays Capital and Morgan Stanley were the joint book-running managers for the offering. Wells Fargo Securities, BMO Capital Markets and KeyBanc Capital Markets acted as co-managers.
In addition, the Company also announced that it has entered into a new, three-year $200 million secured revolving credit facility with a group of lenders. An affiliate of Barclays Capital will act as administrative agent and joint lead arranger, and affiliates of BofA Merrill Lynch will act as syndication agent and joint lead arranger. The credit facility is expected to bear interest at LIBOR plus 325 to 400 basis points, depending on the Companys leverage ratio, and LIBOR is subject to a floor of 1.50%. The Company intends to use this facility principally to fund acquisitions, redevelop and expand current properties, refinance existing debt, and for other general corporate purposes.
A copy of the final prospectus related to the offering was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and can be obtained by contacting BofA Merrill Lynch, Attention: Prospectus Department, 4 World Financial Center, New York, New York 10080, or by email at prospectus.requests@ml.com ; Barclays Capital, Attention: Broadridge Financial Solutions, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, New York 11717, or by calling 1-888-603-5847, or by email at barclaysprospectus@broadridge.com ; or Morgan Stanley, Attention: Prospectus Department, 180 Varick Street, New York, New York 10014, or by email at prospectus@morganstanley.com .
A registration statement relating to these securities has been declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any of the offered shares, nor shall there be any sale of such shares in any state or other jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation, or
sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of such state or other jurisdiction. This offering is being made solely by means of a prospectus. The shares issued in the private placement have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from registration requirements.
About Hudson Pacific Properties
Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc. is a full-service, vertically integrated real estate company focused on owning, operating and acquiring high-quality office properties and state-of-the-art media and entertainment properties in select growth markets primarily in Northern and Southern California. The Companys investment strategy is focused on high barrier-to-entry, in-fill locations with favorable, long-term supply-demand characteristics. These markets include Los Angeles, Orange County, San Diego, San Francisco, Silicon Valley and the East Bay. The Companys portfolio includes eight properties totaling approximately 2.0 million square feet, strategically located in many of the Companys target markets. The Company intends to elect to be taxed and to operate in a manner that will allow it to qualify as a real estate investment trust, or REIT, for federal income tax purposes, commencing with the taxable year ending December 31, 2010.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Forward-looking statements relate to expectations, beliefs, projections, future plans and strategies, anticipated events or trends and similar expressions concerning matters that are not historical facts. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by the use of forward-looking terminology such as may, will, should, expects, intends, plans, anticipates, believes, estimates, predicts, or potential or the negative of these words and phrases or similar words or phrases which are predictions of or indicate future events or trends and which do not relate solely to historical matters. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions and contingencies, many of which are beyond the Companys control, that may cause actual results to differ significantly from those expressed in any forward-looking statement. All forward-looking statements reflect the Companys good faith beliefs, assumptions and expectations, but they are not guarantees of future performance. Furthermore, the Company disclaims any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement to reflect changes in underlying assumptions or factors, of new information, data or methods, future events or other changes. For a further discussion of these and other factors that could cause the Companys future results to differ materially from any forward-looking statements, see the section entitled Risk Factors in the Companys final prospectus relating to this offering, and other risks described in documents subsequently filed by the Company from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Investor Contact:
Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc.
Mark Lammas
Chief Financial Officer
(310) 445-5700
Addo Communications, Inc.
Andrew Blazier
(310) 829-5400
andrewb@addocommunications.com
Media Contact:
Casey & Sayre
Karen Diehl
(310) 473-8090
kdiehl@cswpr.com